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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIn 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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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Only super-efforts count.
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A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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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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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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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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Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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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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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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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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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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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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