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. GURDJIEFFLove without knowledge is demonic.
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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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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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If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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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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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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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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Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.
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Love without knowledge is demonic.
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As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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Would a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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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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The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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