As the book is based on Anthroposophy (the wisdom of man), this expression was probably used to point to the more selfless phase of the human life.
由于这本书是基于人类智慧学(《人的智慧》)，这一表述可能是指在人生中的更加无私的阶段。
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Any beliefs he thought pseudoscientific, such as homeopathy, Scientology, creationism, anthroposophy, spoon-bending, astrology and flying saucers, he would dismiss with cool efficiency.