Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
G. I. GURDJIEFFPractice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.
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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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Consciousness is a state in which a man knows all at once everything that he in general knows and in which he can see how little he does know and how many contradictions there are in what he knows.
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Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he ‘lives’ his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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Patience is the mother of will.
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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.
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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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Love of consciousness evokes the same in response Love of feeling evokes the opposite Love of body depends only on type and polarity.
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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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