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Instincts of preliminary stages determine character....

The current stage of human existence is more or less the same as the state of the spiritual substance within every external form, namely the substance will always have to fight the oppositions which are most powerful within itself, therefore the human being has to fight against evil instincts within himself during his earthly existence. These are exceptionally well developed the more opportunity the spiritual essence has had to indulge itself during a preliminary stage. These instincts of the preliminary stages have left their mark on the spiritual essence, i.e. the human being has to fight particularly resolutely against such instincts.... while the human being who previously had completed his task willingly and consequently is already in a certain state of maturity will enjoy an easier life.

The will to serve liberates the substance correspondingly even while it is still surrounded by a form. And this now submissive substance will live in a form which outwardly also shows the being's willingness. Hence the soul's degree of maturity can be assessed by its external shape. In the embodiment as a human being only those substances of soul unite who share the same nature; but accordingly will also be the fight on earth because many substances of soul united and influence the being in much the same way as in the previous form. The sooner the being can learn to overcome the imperfections the less it will resist and can already become patient, willing and active during the preliminary stages .... However, if it holds on to an instinct within itself it will also have to suffer it as a human being and this determines his character....

Amen

NAGONI PRED-STADIJA PRESUDNI SU ZA KARAKTER....

Sadašnja faza ljudskog postojanja približno je jednaka stanju duhovnoga u svakoj izvanjskoj formi, i doista će se suština [[(entitet, bit, postojanje)]] uvijek trebati boriti sa otporima, koji su u njoj još najmoćnije prisutni, tako da se čovjek u zemaljskom postojanju mora boriti protiv loših nagona u sebi. Oni su sada izuzetno snažno razvijeni, što više je postojanje [[(entitet, bit, suština)]] imalo priliku sebe iživljavati u pripremnom stadiju. Ti nagoni pred-stadija sada također otiskuju svoj pečat postojanju, odnosno, čovjek se sada mora posebno snažno boriti protiv takvih nagona.... dok čovjek koji je prethodno voljno izvršio svoj zadatak, i posljedično se već nalazi u izvjesnom stanju zrelosti, uživa lakši način života. Volja da služi, suštinu čini sukladno tome slobodnom, čak i ako je još zatvorena u jednom omotaču. A ova, sada neopiruća suština, oživljava jednu formu, koja čak i izvana već nosi obilježje voljnosti bića. Stoga će izvanjska forma uvijek biti takva, da se već otuda može zaključiti stupanj zrelosti duše. U utjelovljenju kao čovjek, sada će se udružiti uvijek takve duševne supstance koje imaju istu suštinu; odgovarajuće će sada biti i borbe na Zemlji, jer su ujedinjene mnoge duševne supstance i na biće utječu na potpuno isti način kao i u prijašnjoj formi. Što prije biće nauči prevladati svoje nedostatke, to manji će otpor ono pružati, i tako može već u pred-stadijima biti strpljivo, voljno i revno.... No ukoliko ono u sebi zadrži neki nagon, onda će i kao čovjek trebati jednako trpjeti pod njim, a to je presudno za njegov karakter.

AMEN