Man 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. GURDJIEFFRemember 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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Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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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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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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Wish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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To know all, it is necessary to know very little; but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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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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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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Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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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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Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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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.
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He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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Patience is the mother of will.
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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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Common aim is stronger than blood.
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It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
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With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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Only super-efforts count.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt. It is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics.
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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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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.
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If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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If you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
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