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Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.

G. I. Gurdjieff

He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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Achievement Chance Himself Sick
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.
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Consciousness Evolution Himself Man Willing
Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
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Different Man Possible Quite Realize
If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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Arrival Devil Meditation Yourself
What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
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Crowd Impossible Man Possible
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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Conscious Crime Himself Human Simplicity War
Common aim is stronger than blood.
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Blood Common Goal Strong
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
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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Cosmos Force Greatness Love Power Reality World
A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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Break Law Miracle Ourselves Representation
I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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Believe Verify Yourself
What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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Known Less Need
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
Wish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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God High Powerful World
If you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
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Right Serve Tea Yourself
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.
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Book Ceremony Greatness Performance Reading Understand Value

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