Better to die than live in sleep.
G. I. GURDJIEFFMan has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
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He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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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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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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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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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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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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Wish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
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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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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.
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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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Remember yourself always and everywhere.
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If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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