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Everything concerning the '''mind''' is called '''mental''' (from {{LaS|mens}} "opinion, understanding, insight, disposition, character"; derived from the [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] root *men-, "to think, consider, admonish, mean"). Mental is a [[soul process]] in which a purely [[spirit]]ual activity is wholly or partially reflected in [[consciousness]], or more precisely in [[I-consciousness]], as our personal "inner life". | Everything concerning the '''mind''' is called '''mental''' (from {{LaS|mens}} "opinion, understanding, insight, disposition, character"; derived from the [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] root *men-, "to think, consider, admonish, mean"). Mental is a [[soul process]] in which a purely [[spirit]]ual activity is wholly or partially reflected in [[consciousness]], or more precisely in [[I-consciousness]], as our personal "'''inner life'''" or "'''soul life'''". | ||
Contrary to the usual use of language today, from an [[Anthroposophy|anthroposophical]] point of view a clear distinction must be made between the purely spiritual process and its mental image in the [[soul]] as a carrier of consciousness, conditioned by the [[physical body]]. The term "mind" used in Anglo-Saxon literature refers only to this body-conditioned mental reflection and must therefore not be confused with either the independent body-free reality of the spirit or the immortal soul. Mind is defined here as ''"the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought."''<ref>cf. the article "[https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mind mind]" in [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com Oxford Dictionaries], retrieved 2019-01-31.)</ref> | Contrary to the usual use of language today, from an [[Anthroposophy|anthroposophical]] point of view a clear distinction must be made between the purely spiritual process and its mental image in the [[soul]] as a carrier of consciousness, conditioned by the [[physical body]]. The term "mind" used in Anglo-Saxon literature refers only to this body-conditioned mental reflection and must therefore not be confused with either the independent body-free reality of the spirit or the immortal soul. Mind is defined here as ''"the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought."''<ref>cf. the article "[https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mind mind]" in [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com Oxford Dictionaries], retrieved 2019-01-31.)</ref> | ||
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Everything concerning the mind is called mental (from Latin: mens "opinion, understanding, insight, disposition, character"; derived from the Indo-European root *men-, "to think, consider, admonish, mean"). Mental is a soul process in which a purely spiritual activity is wholly or partially reflected in consciousness, or more precisely in I-consciousness, as our personal "inner life" or "soul life".
Contrary to the usual use of language today, from an anthroposophical point of view a clear distinction must be made between the purely spiritual process and its mental image in the soul as a carrier of consciousness, conditioned by the physical body. The term "mind" used in Anglo-Saxon literature refers only to this body-conditioned mental reflection and must therefore not be confused with either the independent body-free reality of the spirit or the immortal soul. Mind is defined here as "the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought."[1]
Literature
- Rudolf Steiner: Die Mystik im Aufgange des neuzeitlichen Geisteslebens und ihr Verhältnis zur modernen Weltanschauung, GA 7 (1990), ISBN 3-7274-0070-6 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Vom Menschenrätsel, GA 20 (1984), ISBN 3-7274-0200-8 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Philosophie und Anthroposophie, GA 35 (1984), ISBN 3-7274-0350-0 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Aus schicksaltragender Zeit, GA 64 (1959), ISBN 3-7274-0640-2 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
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References to the work of Rudolf Steiner follow Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works (CW or GA), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach/Switzerland, unless otherwise stated.
Email: verlag@steinerverlag.com URL: www.steinerverlag.com. Index to the Complete Works of Rudolf Steiner - Aelzina Books A complete list by Volume Number and a full list of known English translations you may also find at Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works Rudolf Steiner Archive - The largest online collection of Rudolf Steiner's books, lectures and articles in English. Rudolf Steiner Audio - Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold steinerbooks.org - Anthroposophic Press Inc. (USA) Rudolf Steiner Handbook - Christian Karl's proven standard work for orientation in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works for free download as PDF. |
References
- ↑ cf. the article "mind" in Oxford Dictionaries, retrieved 2019-01-31.)
