On February 3, 1913, the first General Meeting of the newly formed Anthroposophical Society was convened in Berlin. Six weeks later, in Holland, Rudolf Steiner spoke for the first time to an anthroposophic audience in a detailed, intimate way about individual esoteric training and the subtle effects of spiritual development on every level of one's being. Beginning with questions regarding the bodys experience of food and drinkmeat, coffee, alcohol, and so onhe lays out the progression of anthroposophic spiritual inner work, up to direct perception of Paradise and the Holy Grail. He discusses the role of human beings in our evolution that takes place between the forces of Lucifer and Ahriman. Included is Steiners important lecture The Being of Anthroposophy, which this volume introduces to the English-speaking world. This edition also includes Steiners introductory words, previously available only as an unpublished German typescript.