As we continue this work with chief feature, some things become clearer. First, to struggle with chief feature seems to always involve losing belief in a story. That story is […]
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Chief Feature and Essence
Two of the more overlooked books in the Gurdjieff literature are the posthumously edited Notes Taken at Meetings January 18, 1934 to April 28, 1934 and Selections from Meetings in […]
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I have recently returned to the study of chief feature, spurred in part by both the power of Orage’s analysis in Gurdjieff’s Emissary in New York, and the frequency with […]
Read moreEvery approach you make to him …
This is from a group meeting of Thursday 19 March 1986 at Newport, with Mr Adie. I had not intended to publish any more transcripts this month, but when I […]
Read moreThe Mystery about a Wish
This is the transcript of two questions and answers from the evening of Saturday 5 April 1986. I found that day’s material rather extraordinary. There were so many points at […]
Read moreThe Prayer of the Heart
Gurdjieff taught that techniques such as fasting, confession and prayer were not only valuable but essential for any seeker. Gurdjieff gave few indications about prayer, but he knew of and […]
Read moreMusic of Georges I. Gurdjieff, a review
Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff, a recording of a selection from Gurdjieff’s music, is played by the Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble, directed by Levon Eskenian. Issued in 2011 by ECM, […]
Read moreMr Adie on
This comes from the weekend of Saturday 5 April 1986. Someone asked a question at lunch. This person had previously been doing some sort of meditative practice. I am fairly […]
Read moreMr Adie on Using Very Short Stops
This is the transcript of Mr Adie’s morning address on Saturday 5 April 1986, at the start of a work weekend. I also include the first question. The idiot whom […]
Read moreWhere We Stop
Part One: Where We Stop How is it possible that we can work at Gurdjieff’s methods and study his ideas for decades, and yet make little advance beyond a certain […]
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