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Scheduled as Daily Quote: 1907-02-19
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In relation to the free-arbitrary, to answer the question of whether man is free, we must first say that man has two consciousnesses, the corporeal and the spiritual (that is, man feels when he is spiritual, when he is corporeal). As for bodily consciousness, there can be no question of freedom here either, since bodily life takes place in the conditions of space and time (and there is no present). There can be no question of freedom with regard to spiritual consciousness either, since there is nothing so strong that it can be constrained, it being all-powerful. but this consciousness manifested itself only in that which did not exist for bodily consciousness, at present. Therefore, the answer to the question regarding free will is: man is not free in his bodily consciousness and he is free in his spiritual one. To the question: is man free to pass from one state of consciousness to another?, the answer is: life exists only in spiritual consciousness.

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In relation to the free-arbitrary, to answer the question of whether man is free, we must first say that man has two consciousnesses, the corporeal and the spiritual (that is, man feels when he is spiritual, when he is corporeal). As for bodily consciousness, there can be no question of freedom here either, since bodily life takes place in the conditions of space and time (and there is no present). There can be no question of freedom with regard to spiritual consciousness either, since there is nothing so strong that it can be constrained, it being all-powerful. but this consciousness manifested itself only in that which did not exist for bodily consciousness, at present. Therefore, the answer to the question regarding free will is: man is not free in his bodily consciousness and he is free in his spiritual one. To the question: is man free to pass from one state of consciousness to another?, the answer is: life exists only in spiritual consciousness.

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Romanian

"În legătură cu liberul-arbitru, pentru a răspunde la întrebarea dacă omul e liber, trebuie să spunem mai întâi că omul are doua conștiințe, cea corporală și cea spirituală (adică omul se simte când spiritual, când corporal). În ce privește conștiința corporală, aici nici nu poate fi vorba de libertate, întrucât viața corporală are loc în condițiile spațiului și timpului (și nu există prezent). Nici în ce privește conștiința spirituală nu poate fi vorba de libertate, întrucat nu există nimic atât de puternic ca s-o poată constrânge, ea fiind atotputemică. lar această conștiință se manifesta numai în ceea ce nu exista pentru conștiința corporală, în prezent. De aceea, la întrebarea privind liberul-arbitru răspunsul este: omul nu e liber în conștiința corporală și e liber în cea spirituală. La întrebarea: e omul liber să treacă dintr-o stare a constiintei in alta?, răspunsul este: viața există numai în conștiința spirituală."

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