More from G. I. Gurdjieff

  1. LIBERATION LEADS TO LIBERATION. These are the first words of truth - not truth in quotation marks but truth in the real meaning of the word…
  2. In speaking of evolution it is necessary to understand from the outset that no mechanical evolution is possible. The evolution of man is th…
  3. Sincerity is the key which will open the door through which you will see your separate parts, and you will see something quite new. You mus…
  4. One of man's important mistakes, one which must be remembered, is his illusion in regard to his I. Man such as we know him, the 'man-machin…
  5. The power of changing oneself lies not in the mind, but in the body and the feelings. Unfortunately, however, our body and our feelings are…
  6. Man has no permanent and unchangeable I. Every thought, every mood, every desire, every sensation, says 'I'.
  7. All religions speak about death during this life on earth. Death must come before rebirth. But what must die? False confidence in one's own…
  8. Man has no individual I. But there are, instead, hundreds and thousands of separate small 'I's, very often entirely unknown to one another,…

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