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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFOne of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment – only you must first realize this.
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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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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.
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Only super-efforts count.
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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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What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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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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If a sufficient number of people who wanted to stop war really did gather together, they would first of all begin by making war upon those who disagreed with them. And it is still more certain that they would make war on people who also want to stop wars but in another way.
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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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Patience is the mother of will.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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It is very difficult also to sacrifice one’s suffering. A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.
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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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Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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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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Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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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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Consciousness is a state in which a man knows all at once everything that he in general knows and in which he can see how little he does know and how many contradictions there are in what he knows.
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Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote.
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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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