 What does anthroposophy offer that differentiates our efforts from other spiritual endeavours?What marks it out as distinctive, and why? |
What does anthroposophy offer that differentiates our efforts from other spiritual endeavours? What marks it out as distinctive, and why? Where there are no differences, we can awaken and develop our connections. We have recently considered the flocking attributes of anthroposophical birds of several colours. I thought it would be useful to turn to what gives us cause to flock.
Maybe one distinction relates to the way PoF empowers our relationship to thinking. Yet, the respect for human freedom is also the concern of other spiritual movements. There are surely many elements in which anthroposophy and other spiritual movements share common ground. Knowing something of a few spiritual streams, I would not wish to claim exclusivity for anthroposophy in areas that are universally human and spiritual. Yet anthroposophy’s perspective on such common ground may be a distinctive characteristic.
I would like to let the man, Rudolf Steiner, be recognised through the uniqueness and enlivening creativity of his work, and endeavour to treat him as he would have us treat any spiritual teacher. So I suggest that we not ask Steiner’s personality to define what makes anthroposophy different, but to search our hearts for what he has called to sing there of itself.
Tomorrow I will leave the magnetic company of my computer and venture forth for a short break. Looking at the list of themes on the Anthroposophy Group page I realise my personality has strongly coloured the tone of recent journals. It would be wonderful to come back and find a list of new discussion topics from readers in my email inbox. Let the cats out of your bags before this mouse takes over the place!