Inhale into the universe, exhale into yourself

   

Rudolf Steiner:  "Those who strive for inner development must begin already today to get these forces gradually more and more under their control. They do this by learning consciously to inhale and exhale. When humans inhale, then the forces of the 'I' become active, the forces that connect them with the powers of the universe, the forces that radiate outward from the heart. And when human beings exhale, and when they hold their breath, then those forces of the 'I' become active which push toward the middle point, toward the heart, and create for them there a solid center. Thus pupils are learning already today, when they consciously carry out their breathing exercises in this sense, gradually to become master of the forces of their 'I.' Howerever, no one should believe that he or she is allowed independently to undertake such exercises if he or she has not yet received any instructions for them...."

Source: after-the-fact notes of Anna Weissmann, who was in attendance at an Esoteric Lesson given by Rudolf Steiner in Berlin on January 16, 1908. Esoteric Lessons 1904-1909, p. 248

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