The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThe only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.
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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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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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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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My way is to develop the hidden potentialities of man; a way that is against Nature and against God.
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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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Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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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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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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If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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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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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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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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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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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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