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2374 Conducive to the intellectual exchange of ideas....

June 19, 1942: Book 32

Every spiritual exchange of thoughts results in success for the soul, for it enriches it with knowledge or corrects errors and thus spreads the truth, and therefore it is extremely valuable insofar as that people are thereby stimulated to think, whereas instructions from only one side easily tire people because their thoughts digress and mutual exchange cannot take place, which has an invigorating rather than tiring effect. This is undoubtedly more valuable, because only what gains life can have a favourable effect on the soul....

The spiritual world can only be fathomed through mental questioning, since the answer is given by the spiritual beings themselves, and the human being should utilize his time to often indulge in mental instruction, that is, he should often let his thoughts wander into spiritual realms and expect an answer. As soon as the human being discusses this with his fellow human beings, the flight of thought into the spiritual realm is greatly favoured, for speech and counter-speech repeatedly direct the human being's mind towards the spiritual realm. No proof can be given to him on earth that his thoughts correspond to the truth, however, the agreement of the results of the thinking of those who strive spiritually and whose goal of research is the world beyond is greater certainty for the truth than earthly evidence. And they walk their path with convinced certainty, always guided by those beings whose care they are entrusted to and who also bring people together so that they support each other on this path, for if they walk together they cannot go astray.... The spiritual exchange of thoughts between like-minded people promotes the maturity of the soul, it increases the knowledge and also the zeal for spiritual activity, for they also put the teachings and admonitions which they receive mentally from the beings of light into practice, spurring each other on and encouraging them to work on their soul. And time and again they try to draw people into their circle, for this is the clearest proof of a true spiritual attitude.... of a right connection with God and the beings of light.... that they want to give to their fellow human beings what they themselves receive.... Therefore, they cannot keep the thought material inside themselves but are driven to work with it, to pass it on and to persuade their fellow human beings to accept what seems valuable to them. This exchange of thoughts is doubly valuable as it is the best opportunity to also bring other people into contact with the spiritual world, which they now establish by reflecting on what they have heard, by asking themselves or their fellow human beings questions which they seem to be answered by them but which are indirectly already the transmission of the spiritual thoughts of the beings of light in the beyond. If people give themselves over to these contemplations, which reach into the spiritual world, they have nothing to fear from misguided enlightenment as long as they are seriously willing to come closer to the truth and have God as the goal of their endeavours. The inwardly affirmative attitude towards God protects them from false transmissions, for it results in the exclusive working of those beings who are united with God and thus in truth. Mental research and pondering with a heart turned towards God is the surest guarantee for right, i.e. truthful thinking, for it is not they who give themselves the answer but knowing powers come into action in the form of mental transmissions which therefore have to correspond to the truth. If people come together who are of the same spirit, that is, who seriously desire the truth and recognize God in their deepest heart and desire Him, their thoughts will not deviate from each other either, and only people who are distant from God will raise counter-objections, or there will still be an apparent uncertainty in one or the other in order to clarify certain questions, which will be remedied through mutual exchange of thoughts and should only give rise to more thought again. And therefore it is very beneficial for spiritual development that people come together in order to let their thoughts wander into spiritual territory together, for the mutual exchange of these thoughts is immensely beneficial for each individual, for it brings him the confirmation of the truthfulness of what he thinks, which cannot be offered to him in any other way....

amen

Translated by Doris Boekers