The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
G. I. GURDJIEFFAwakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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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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Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself — only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
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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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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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If you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
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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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Never think of results, just do!
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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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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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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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