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The '''life spirit''' (skrt. ''Buddhi; Greek Χριστός ''Chrestós'') is the second of the three spiritual members of the human being. In the Jewish Kabbalah, the life spirit is called Chaja ({{HeS|חיה}}) and is centred on the Tree of Life of the Kabbalah in the second Sephira Chochmah (wisdom). According to Rudolf Steiner, the Hebrew term Kohelet ({{HeS|קהלת}} "preacher, gatherer, community leader") also stands for this {{GZ||116|83}}. The term '''Buddhi''' is first mentioned in the Katha Upanishad: | The '''life spirit''' (skrt. ''Buddhi; Greek Χριστός ''Chrestós'') is the second of the three spiritual members of the human being. In the Jewish Kabbalah, the life spirit is called Chaja ({{HeS|חיה}}) and is centred on the Tree of Life of the Kabbalah in the second Sephira Chochmah (wisdom). According to Rudolf Steiner, the Hebrew term Kohelet ({{HeS|קהלת}} "preacher, gatherer, community leader") also stands for this {{GZ||116|83}}. The term '''Buddhi''' is first mentioned in the Katha Upanishad: | ||
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The Atman, chariot is the body, | Steering the chariot is [[Buddhi]] | ||
Steering the chariot is Buddhi | [[Manas]], know, the reins is.</poem>|Katha Upanishad|3,3|ref=<ref>Paul Deussen, Upanishads, p. 353</ref>}} | ||
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The life spirit (skrt. Buddhi; Greek Χριστός Chrestós) is the second of the three spiritual members of the human being. In the Jewish Kabbalah, the life spirit is called Chaja (Hebrew: חיה) and is centred on the Tree of Life of the Kabbalah in the second Sephira Chochmah (wisdom). According to Rudolf Steiner, the Hebrew term Kohelet (Hebrew: קהלת "preacher, gatherer, community leader") also stands for this (Lit.:GA 116, p. 83). The term Buddhi is first mentioned in the Katha Upanishad:
– Katha Upanishad: 3,3[1]
Literature
- Paul Deussen, Peter Michel (Hrsg.): Upanishaden, Die Geheimlehren des Veda, Marix Verlag 2007
- Rudolf Steiner: Theosophie, GA 9 (1904), Kapitel Das Wesen des Menschen English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Die Geheimwissenschaft im Umriß, GA 13 (1910), Kapitel Wesen der Menschheit English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Grundelemente der Esoterik, GA 93a (1987), ISBN 3-7274-0935-5 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Kosmogonie, GA 94 (1979), München, 28. Oktober 1906 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Das Johannes-Evangelium, GA 103 (1995), ISBN 3-7274-1030-2 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Der Christus-Impuls und die Entwickelung des Ich-Bewußtseins, GA 116 (1982) 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
- ↑ Paul Deussen, Upanishads, p. 353
