2090 Switch off earthly experience....

September 30, 1941: Book 30

The giving powers require undivided attention in order to be able to impart spiritual gifts to you, and therefore every earthly experience must be eliminated. The soul must detach itself from it and only turn its thoughts to the spiritual realm. All earthly events are to a certain extent also connected with the spiritual experience as far as they influence the human being to act and think and this again determines the work on the soul. Then every earthly experience is also a blessing for the soul. In most cases, however, people are only impressed by them in a purely earthly way and do not derive any spiritual benefit from them. The further a person has progressed, the less he is affected by external impressions and thus they are no longer decisive for his spiritual development. And this is what we should strive for.... A spiritually striving person should accept everything as a providence from above, which only serves his benefit, even if it appears different from an earthly perspective. The chaos of the present time can only be effectively intervened in by showing people the powerlessness of their will so that they realize how little influence they have on the shaping of their earthly life. They should recognize another will to which they must submit themselves at all times; they should sense this will as a force which is powerful.... (interruption)

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