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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.

G. I. Gurdjieff

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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Day Door Key Mask Open Quite Sincere Yourself
The 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. GURDJIEFF

Consciousness Evolution Himself Man Willing
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Book Ceremony Greatness Performance Reading Understand Value
Love without knowledge is demonic.
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Chaos Evil Knowledge Love
I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Believe Verify Yourself
As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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Apart Ideas Willing
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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Blessing Grief Himself Soul
The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Freedom Law Man Mechanic Possible
My way is to develop the hidden potentialities of man; a way that is against Nature and against God.
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Development God Hide Nature Potential Way
Only super-efforts count.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Count Efforts
That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Bad Easy Inner Life
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
Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Knowledge Seek Understand
In order to understand the interrelation of truth and falsehood in life, a man must understand falsehood in himself, the constant incessant lies he tells himself.
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Fake Himself Lying Man Order Truth Understand
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
If 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. GURDJIEFF

People Stop Togetherness War Way

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