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Freedom & Self-Knowledge
Our picture of ourselves is formed by what we experience. Each of us comes into the world unsoiled, like a clean sheet of paper. Then people and circumstances around us begin vying with each other to sully this sheet, to cover it with writing. Education, the formation of morals, information called “knowledge”—all feelings of duty, honor, conscience and so on—enter here. And all these people claim that the methods adopted for grafting these shoots known as man’s “personality” to the trunk are immutable and infallible.
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“Vanished! Extinguished!”
Gurdjieff. “Disparu! Éteint!” An Excerpt from Gurdjieff Reconsidered I make a point of visiting her bookstore, the ideal Parisian bookstore if you care for old editions, rarities, surprises. Widow of a well-respected poet, she presides with touching goodwill over history and taste in the form of books, thousands of books, shelves and stacks of books [...] -
From the Foreword to the Reality of Being: The Fourth Way of Gurdjieff
The Reality of Being$27.95 - PaperbackBy: Jeanne de Salzmann Add to Cart George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (1866–1949) regarded knowledge of reality—what he called true "knowledge of being"—as a stream flowing from remote antiquity, passed on from age to age, from people to people, from race to race. He viewed this knowledge as the indispensable means to [...] -
The Unitive Way and the Future of Christianity: A Discussion with Cynthia Bourgeault
Last time Cynthia was in our office, she and her editor, Dave O'Neal, had an interesting conversation about centering prayer, the future of Christianity, her book The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, and much more. Please enjoy these videos from her visit. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3A545CJTHw?rel=0&w=500&h=284] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbhH4ON9BPQ?rel=0&w=500&h=284] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1VSMDeRdyU?rel=0&w=500&h=284] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk_IRkkCz2A?rel=0&w=500&h=284]
