Spiritual disciple

The spiritual disciple is a person who follows a consistent, regulated path of Initiation for the development of his spiritual members. He will, if necessary, work according to literary instructions or seek advice and help from a spiritual teacher who will point out to him suitable exercises for concentration and meditation and other rules helpful for the training of the spirit. Through such systematically performed exercises, the disciple consciously has a transforming effect on his bodily members.

In the Thesophical Society, the new spiritual disciples entering the Esoteric School were also called Shravaka (Template:Sankrit śrāvaka "listener, disciple"). This was originally the name given to the disciples of the Buddha who heard and spread his teaching. The more advanced disciples were also called chela (skrt. चेल cela "servant, slave; disciple, pupil; dress, garment").

Literature

• Rudolf Steiner: The Way of Initiation, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014, ISBN 978-1499288919, eBook: ASIN B071K57C8R
• Rudolf Steiner: Wie erlangt man Erkenntnisse der höheren Welten?, GA 10 (1993), ISBN 3-7274-0100-1 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
• Rudolf Steiner: Vor dem Tore der Theosophie, GA 95 (1990), ISBN 3-7274-0952-5 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
• Rudolf Steiner: Aus den Inhalten der esoterischen Stunden, Band II: 1910 – 1912, GA 266/2 (1996), ISBN 3-7274-2662-4 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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