Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFFrom looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWithout 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. GURDJIEFFSincerity 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThere is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWould a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThe 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFMy way is to develop the hidden potentialities of man; a way that is against Nature and against God.
G. I. GURDJIEFFYou can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
G. I. GURDJIEFFCommon aim is stronger than blood.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
G. I. GURDJIEFFHumanity 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFRemember yourself always and everywhere.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
G. I. GURDJIEFFAll who have come to me must have enema each day.
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