In this study of educating personality, we should bear in mind that the work with personality also affects essence, it allows essence freedom to develop and mature. Eventually, the seed […]
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What kind of considering?
These two questions come from the meeting of Thursday 12 June 1986. I think that they go nicely together, in that they show that the inner work requires a study, and […]
Read moreDividing my Attention while Eating
This is from the meeting of Thursday 12 June 1986, at Newport. The exercise for that month was to choose one meal each day, and for the duration of that […]
Read moreA Private Aspect of the Work
This is from the meeting of Thursday 19 June 1986. The inner work needs all sorts of conditions: in life with others, and in life alone. In this instance, Mr […]
Read moreMr Adie on Making Decisions
Mr Adie took a question on making decisions at the group meeting of Thursday 19 March 1986, at Newport. It came from Amy, who asked which internal voice she should […]
Read moreThe Education of Personality (Part 2)
The education of personality eventually becomes of the utmost importance in the work: one can and even must experience states of relatively good collection, and be encouraged by moments when […]
Read moreReligion and the Arts (Part 3)
The next article to comment on is by Sydney’s own Dr Johanna Petsche. Johanna begins by placing the contemporary recordings of Gurdjieff’s music, and noting how the Gurdjieff groups are […]
Read moreThe Education of Personality (Part 1)
This is from the meeting of Thursday 19 March 1986. Mr Adie sometimes spoke of “educating personality”. It is a most important concept, but I have not come across it […]
Read moreTowards an Obituary for Mme Solange Claustres
It was 23 May 2007, almost ten years ago to the day, when I met Madame Solange Claustres in her Paris apartment, not far from Notre Dame. I have never […]
Read moreReligion and the Arts, Gurdjieff Edition (Part 2)
The second article in this edition happens to be my article: “The Readiness Is All: Gurdjieff’s Art of the Preparation”, the title being taken from Hamlet. It deals with Gurdjieff’s […]
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