BD 3214 6.u.7.8.1944

Feature of the spiritual upward development ....

This is the sign of spiritual upward development that the human being is no longer content with the pleasures the world offers him but strives for something higher, that worldly knowledge is not enough for him but that he ponders over things which go beyond worldly knowledge. He seeks information about everything that lies beyond the earthly, because the earthly no longer satisfies him, and thus he strives .... In the same measure he now also thinks about himself, he sharply criticises himself and his thoughts and actions, he seeks to shape himself into perfection.

And in such people the Word of God also becomes effective, it falls on good ground, the person receives it, he thinks it through and he seeks to live according to it. For as soon as he begins to detach himself from the world and its pleasures, as soon as he strives for higher knowledge, the Word of God is presented to him in the most effective way. And he heeds it and seeks to live by it. And thus the slow transformation of his being begins, the spiritual upward development begins, the soul begins to mature, and the human being fulfils his earthly life task.

So the renunciation of the world and its pleasures must inevitably precede before the urge awakens in the human being for a more valuable life, before he becomes spiritually active through serious thought and striving towards God. For both at the same time are impossible. A person who still belongs to the world only listens with half an ear to the teachings which impart higher knowledge to the human being, for the world drowns them out, and as long as the world still entices and appeals, the human being finds no pleasure in spiritual things, he is neither thirsty for knowledge nor desirous of truth, he has no urge to ennoble his being, he only pays attention to the world and places his body completely at its service.

And therefore he does not pay attention to the divine word, it is empty sound to him, it only sounds at his ear but does not penetrate into the heart and does not let his will become active to work on himself either, he does not become aware of his imperfection but in his arrogance considers himself a creature which is powerful and mighty, but he will never be able to give a sign of this power and might. His spiritual striving only begins as soon as he is aware of his inadequacy, and this again presupposes reflection and severe self-criticism.

But a man who loves the world and its trinkets is still far removed from inward self-contemplation, but his life is a rushing and chasing after earthly goods, and he seeks to gain everything from without, but he pays no attention to his inner being, and therefore he does not recognise himself and also not the necessity of a change in himself, his nature and his will. He remains on the same spiritual level until he lends a hand himself, until he makes an effort to live a life according to the Word of God. But then he also detaches himself from the world and seeks contact with the spiritual kingdom ....

The further a person's spiritual development progresses, the more diligently he works on himself. For the approach to God is his goal, and this presupposes an adaptation to the essence of the eternal Deity, thus a shaping of himself into love. The human being who strives towards God recognises his inadequacy, his great distance from God, and he therefore seeks to change. But he is only successful if he does not only think of himself alone, but also tries to influence his fellow human beings, so that he tackles the work on himself. For he shapes himself into love if he lovingly works on his fellow man, if he helps him with advice and action where he is too weak on his own.

As long as the human being only lives a life of his own, as long as he only seeks to elevate his own soul life, self-love is still too strong in him and does not support him. And this is why spiritual activity must also draw large circles, for as soon as the human being seriously strives for his perfection he also wants to communicate himself, he wants to bestow upon those he loves what he himself deems worth striving for. And so he will also work for the kingdom of God, even though he is not officially considered a servant of God ..... He will communicate, i.e. express his spiritual thoughts and also try to transfer them to his fellow human beings, he will thereby draw them into the same striving, he will set an example himself by working with love and encourage them to work with love, he will be a representative for Christ's teaching, for the divine Word, as well as he will encourage people to work with love.

And thus he himself matures through his care for his fellow human beings, he shapes himself into love, and he will succeed, for he will become knowledgeable, knowledge will make him happy and spur him on again to pass it on. For the Word of God will be conveyed to him as soon as he wants to work with it. Spiritual work requires knowledge, and spiritual work is done by the human being who tries to guide his fellow human being onto the path of love. For he must also introduce him to the blessings of love, he must enlighten him as to what love helps him to do, he must instruct him and can only do this as long as he himself is knowledgeable.

This is the course of higher development, that the human being, through activity of love, puts himself into the ability to receive knowledge, that he utilises this knowledge by trying to transfer it to his fellow human beings, and that he thereby rises again, thus he can record progress in spiritual development. But the human being must never be concerned only with himself, for then he will not practise neighbourly love. Then he is only intellectually active, i.e. he strives to mature, but the activity of the heart is lacking and therefore the soul cannot mature, for only through unselfish neighbourly love does it reach the height ....

Amen

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