Only super-efforts count.
G. I. GURDJIEFFTwo things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the ‘I Am,’ our real presence, can awaken.
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The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and ‘consciousness’ cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and ‘will’ cannot evolve involuntarily.
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Personality in man is what is “not his own” . . . what come from outside, what he has learned, or reflects, all traces of exterior impressions left in the memory.
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The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself — only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
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Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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Never think of results, just do!
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As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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It is the same with everything else, with food, with pleasures, with sleep; with everything there is a limit to what is necessary. After this “sin” begins. This is something that must be grasped, a “sin” is something which is not necessary.
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To know all, it is necessary to know very little; but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.
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The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt. It is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics.
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