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You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.

G. I. Gurdjieff

From 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. GURDJIEFF

Compassionate Death Love Realize True Yourself
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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Day Door Key Mask Open Quite Sincere Yourself
Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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Attainment Beginning Sacrifice Suffering Time
Common aim is stronger than blood.
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Blood Common Goal Strong
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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Aware Body Ground Live Myself Presence Reality
The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Freedom Law Man Mechanic Possible
Love without knowledge is demonic.
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Chaos Evil Knowledge Love
With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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Compensation Law Thorn World
All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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Each Day Myself
Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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Animal Practice Sensitive
Patience is the mother of will.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Mom One Liner Patience Willing
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Best Learning Mindset Realize Work Yourself
What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Known Less Need
To know means to know all. Not to know all means not to know. In order to know all, it is only necessary to know a little. But, in order to know this little, it is first necessary to know pretty much.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Necessary Order Unknown Wisdom
I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Believe Verify Yourself
By teaching others you will learn yourself.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Learning Teaching Yourself

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