Self-Actualization
Self-actualization is a process in which a person reaches his or her full potential by becoming their True Self. This is the greatest need of a human being. The Philosophy Of Freedom presents a self-actualization process that consists of learning the concept of the free spirit (true self), the practice of pure thinking (which occurs in the study of the book), and the practice of applying the principles in the book to life.
A Philosophy Of Freedom Self-Actualization Group offers learning, sharing of experience, and support for those on this path to True Knowledge and True Self.
Join a Self-Actualization Group: Weekly online meeting Monday's 10AM San Francisco, California, USA time. We share our experience of applying the principles in The Philosophy Of Freedom to life. If you would like to participate or would like to suggest starting another group at a different meeting time contact Tom.
Start a Philosophy Of Freedom Self-Actualization Group: You are welcome to use the checklists and study materials here to start your own group.
Concept Of The Free Spirit
"A human being must unite his concept (free spirit) with the percept “human being” by his own activity. In this case concept and percept only coincide if the individual through his own effort makes them coincide. But he cannot do this until he has found the concept of the free spirit, which is the concept of his true Self." TPOF 9.11
Self-Development
"To transform the unfree realm into the realm of free activity is the task of self-development." RS Truth And Science
1. Steps to freedom: Rudolf Steiner's The Philosophy Of Freedom provides us with knowledge of the free spirit. Having knowledge of freedom makes it possible to actualize it in life. This marks out a step by step path of development to transform our unfreedom to free activity.
2. Checklist: The objective of the group is self-actualization by learning and applying the main principles in The Philosophy Of Freedom. Progress can be recorded on a checklist of chapter principles as they are learned and experienced. (download checklists below)
3. Sharing experience: A group meeting is for supporting each other on this path by clarifying principles and sharing experience of applying the principles in life.
4. Readable edition: A free more readable download (with topic headings) of The Philosophy Of Freedom is here.
Applying The Principles
"Many of my contemporaries strive to conduct their lives in the direction of the principles I have suggested. To them I dedicate this book." TPOF 0.6
ACTUALIZE TRUE KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR TRUE SELF
True Knowledge
Chapter 0 Actualize the courage to cultivate your individuality.
Chapter 0 Actualize the conviction of inner truth.
Chapter 1 Actualize the freedom of knowing why you act.
Chapter 2 Actualize true knowledge that satisfies the need to know.
Chapter 3 Actualize pure thinking guided by the content of thought.
Chapter 4 Actualize the recognition of the reactive mind inserting an idea between you and the observed world.
Chapter 5 Actualize true judgment that rightly applies thought to the world.
Chapter 6 Actualize reality-based independent ideas.
Chapter 7 Actualize seeing the true nature of reality.
True Self
Chapter 8 Actualize self-knowledge by cognizing feeling and willing.
Chapter 9 Actualize ethical individualism that expresses your ethical content in life.
Chapter 10 Actualize the moral authority of your ethical impulses.
Chapter 11 Actualize a life with purpose and a chosen destiny.
Chapter 12 Actualize free deeds realized by moral intuition, imagination and technique.
Chapter 13 Actualize the joy of achievement by realizing your highest ideals.
Chapter 14 Actualize free individuality by overcoming group identity.
Checklists (printable PDF)
Chapter 0 p1 The Goal Of Knowledge - cultivation of individuality in life
Chapter 0 p2 The Goal Of Knowledge - cultivation of individual knowing
Chapter 1 Conscious Human Action - questioning freedom (revised 2/19/2023)
Chapter 2 The Fundamental Desire For Knowledge
The 12 Worldviews of Human And Cosmic Thought by Rudolf Steiner
more checklists on the way...
Graphic Novel summary of The Philosophy Of Freedom
Chapter 0 part 1 The Goal Of Knowledge
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Chapter 0 part 2 The Goal Of Knowledge
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Chapter 1 Conscious Human Action
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