Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
G. I. GURDJIEFFAll who have come to me must have enema each day.
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Sincerity is the key which will open the door through which you will see your separate parts, and you will see something quite new. You must go on trying to be sincere. Each day you put on a mask, and you must take it off little by little.
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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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Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it, for those who are ready to struggle with themselves and work on themselves for a very long time and very persistently in order to attain it.
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Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.
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In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.
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In order to understand the interrelation of truth and falsehood in life, a man must understand falsehood in himself, the constant incessant lies he tells himself.
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Would a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.
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Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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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.
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If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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Common aim is stronger than blood.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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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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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.
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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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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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Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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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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