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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.

G. I. Gurdjieff

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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Freedom Law Man Mechanic Possible
Never think of results, just do!
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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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Believe Yourself
If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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Only super-efforts count.
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Count Efforts
Real love is a cosmic force which goes through us. If we crystallize it, it becomes the greatest power in the world.
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If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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Patience is the mother of will.
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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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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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Humanity is moving in a circle. The progress in mechanical things of the past hundred years has proceeded at the cost of losing many other things which perhaps were much more important for it.
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Circle Humanity Important Lose Move Past Progress
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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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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