Friday, February 3, 2012

The Reasons Why We Need Spiritual Science in These Changing Times

By Therese Yemana


The term spirit and science are two words that are contrary with each other, as the amount of divisiveness the advocates of each can attest throughout the years in human history. Spirit and science are two words that are contrary with each other, as the amount of divisiveness the advocates of each can attest all through the years in human history. Spirit is an allusion about the soul, while science is something that one can make a hypothesis and conclusions out of after using the several methodologies of human observation. However, if we're going to make an effort to make an integrated method of these two fields of study, then one may draw out the term "Spiritual Science".

Spiritual Science can be looked at as both a science and religion, or as an act of mediation - a philosophy. It is based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner (27 February 1861 - 30 March 1925), a philosopher, social genius, and architect. He founded the movement of Anthroposopy, and postulated a belief system that incorporates the material world to the spiritual world. This incorporation is dependent on spiritual sustenance that an individual can accomplish in interacting with the physical plane through the gaining of wisdom and knowledge, with the conscious effort of being an advocate of love, humanism and the general well-being of humankind. In this approach, one can get to the state of being divine, and be in harmony with the entity of God. In Rudolf's early work on Anthroposophy, he penned the terms "Philosophy of Freedom", which relates to man's freedom to create his very own view about humanity and the universe in light of his own special belief systems that resulted from independent thought and interactions with the outside world.

It is inevitable that we encounter the word 'God' in this discourse and that is contradicting since it is impossible to find a connection between Science and the idea of an all-encompassing Creator. Creationism is in direct conflict with Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory (I'll leave you to determine on your own whether it's still a theory), making the debate far from coming into a conclusion. In contrast, Spiritual Science isn't adamant in regards to the teachings of different religions.

Instead of contradicting religion, it utilizes the universal wisdom and knowledge that one can attain in its study. Spiritual Science couldn't care less about the pervading conflict between the two, because although it places emphasis on the importance of observation and vital thinking, it still accepts the notion of mystery and phenomena that recent scientific processes are unable to explain.

One of the compelling facts of Spiritual Science is that it utilizes many schools of thought that have a foothold on both spiritual and scientific discourse, and the combination thereof, for example metaphysics, chemistry, the social sciences, arts, literature and many others. It's practicality in the ever-changing world and focuses on progress to a multitude of human endeavors, make it all the more useful to humankind. It prevents divisiveness between many demographics due to its universal stance on every facet of all human concerns.

Even if the original organizations that advocate Anthroposophy have dissipated or sunk beneath social awareness, the teachings of Spiritual Science still permeate human consciousness, and are very much applied as a consequence of the changing times and mankind's natural instinct to rise above himself and make the world a better place for everyone.




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