Henri Tracol then asked a complex question about being interrupted before the end of the exercise, and feeling a need to go back to the start, and begin breathing again. […]
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Author: Joseph Azize
The Exercises: Sunday 13 February, Paris Groups 1944, Pt XX)
The meeting of 13 February 1044 shows how critical the exercises were to Gurdjieff’s teaching in his final period, when he had worked out what would make a difference to […]
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Playing a Role, with Examples Philosophising, Playing a Role (Tuesday 8 February 1944, Paris Groups, 1944, Pt XIX)
M.D. said that when she confided her experiences to others, she felt that he lost force. But then, she said “I sense (feel) that I influence others by getting rid […]
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Philosophising, Playing a Role (Tuesday 8 February 1944, Paris Groups, 1944, Pt XVIII)
G.B. began by stating to Gurdjieff that he did not know anything about himself, and especially not about his essence. Gurdjieff asked if he could formulate a question. G.B. asked […]
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Nicoll: What Gurdjieff Said about Decisions
I do not find all of Nicoll’s “psychological commentaries” equally valuable. They are rarely mediocre, but on some occasions, I have the impression that Nicoll, who wrote these as weekly […]
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My Review of “The Reality of Being”
On the morning of Thursday 4 March 2021, Sydney time, I received an email titled “Your Review of The Reality of Being.” The entirety of the body of the email […]
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“I AM” (Friday, 4 February, Paris Groups, 1944, PtXVII)
A.E. said that he could not distinguish the interior from the exterior life. Gurdjieff replied that it was simple: the interior life is the life which do one else can […]
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Identifying with the Past
Part One I think that one of the major points one will come to in the work of spiritual development, is to realise that one is identifying with the past. […]
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True Faith, False Faith (Paris Groups, 1 & 4 February 1944, Pt XVI)
We now finish the transcript of the meeting of Tuesday 1 February. Y.L. reported progress: a deeper emotional life, ability to stop negative emotions, and more control over motor functions. Only his […]
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Jane Heap / Notes
Jane Heap / Notes, Two Rivers Press, Aurora, Oregon, 1983 (second edition 2002) for availability see Two Rivers Press — Two Rivers Farm Jane Heap (1883-1964) was a most extraordinary woman. […]
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