Believe nothing, not even yourself.
G. I. GURDJIEFFOne 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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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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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.
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If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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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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Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it, for those who are ready to struggle with themselves and work on themselves for a very long time and very persistently in order to attain it.
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Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment – only you must first realize this.
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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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The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.
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Only super-efforts count.
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What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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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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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.
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