The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThe man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
G. I. GURDJIEFFTime began when you were born. It will end when you die.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
G. I. GURDJIEFFBetter to die than live in sleep.
G. I. GURDJIEFFNothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
G. I. GURDJIEFFMan has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
G. I. GURDJIEFFHumanity is moving in a circle. The progress in mechanical things of the past hundred years has proceeded at the cost of losing many other things which perhaps were much more important for it.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIn 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFLife is real only then, when “I am”.
G. I. GURDJIEFFTo 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. GURDJIEFFRemember yourself always and everywhere.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWithout 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFBegin with the possible; begin with one step.
G. I. GURDJIEFFLove of consciousness evokes the same in response Love of feeling evokes the opposite Love of body depends only on type and polarity.
G. I. GURDJIEFFLaughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote.
G. I. GURDJIEFFOne 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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