Originally published in 1915, this book contains details of a series of lectures given by Rudolf Steiner in Berlin in 1910 - Eight Public Lectures on Prayer, Mysticism, Laughing and Weeping and Other Experiences of the Soul. Contents Include: The Mission of Spiritual Science, Past and Present Asceticism and Illness Buddha and Christ The Moon According to Spiritual Science Laughing and Weeping Mysticism Prayer Man, Positive and Negative