Here there are neither Russians nor English, Jews nor Christians, but only those who pursue one aim: to be able to be. G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff Quote – “Remember yourself.”
Remember yourself. George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
G. I. Gurdjieff Quote – “Our thinking machine possesses the capacity…”
Our thinking machine possesses the capacity to be convinced of anything you like, provided it is repeatedly and persistently influenced in the required direction. A thing that may appear absurd to start with will in the end become rationalized, provided it is repeated sufficiently often and with sufficient conviction. G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
G. I. Gurdjieff Quote – “It is not so easy, merely to wish and you cross…”
It is not so easy, merely to wish and you cross. For this it is indispensable, with a constantly active consciousness. First of all with extremely great intensity to obtain the intentional crystallization in oneself of the data for engendering in one’s common presence an unquenchable impulse of desire for such a crossing, and then will follow a long inner […]
G. I. Gurdjieff Quote – “Such is the nature of man…”
Such is the nature of man, that for your first gift, he prostrates himself; for your second, kisses your hand; for the third, fawns; for the fourth, just nods his head once; for the fifth, becomes too familiar; for the sixth, insults you; and for the seventh, sues you because he was not given enough. G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 – […]
G. I. Gurdjieff Quote – “He wishes a fulfillment for beings in the universe..”
God is good, and He wishes a fulfillment for beings in the universe that they also may enjoy bliss and become sons — that they may enter into the psychology of the Being who created the World. G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
G. I. Gurdjieff Quote – “Something is wrong with that framework…”
If there are phenomena, the reality of which we cannot deny but which cannot be fitted into our accepted conceptual framework, then something is wrong with that framework and we must look for another. G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
G. I. Gurjieff Quote – “It is only necessary to know a little…”
To know means to know all. Not to know all means not to know. In order to know all, it is only necessary to know a little. But in order to know this little, it is first necessary to know pretty much. G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
G. I. Gurdjieff Quote – “Pay as quickly as possible for one’s arising and individuality…”
The Fourth Striving: From the beginning of one’s existence, to pay as quickly as possible for one’s arising and individuality, in order afterward to be free to lighten as much as possible the sorrow of our Common Father. G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
G. I. Gurdjieff Quote – “Religion is doing…”
Religion is doing. A man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy. G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
