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. GURDJIEFFPractice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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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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To 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.
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Personality in man is what is “not his own” . . . what come from outside, what he has learned, or reflects, all traces of exterior impressions left in the memory.
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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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Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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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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The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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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.
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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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One 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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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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