The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThe degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
G. I. GURDJIEFFNothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWould a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.
G. I. GURDJIEFFOne 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
G. I. GURDJIEFFConscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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. 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. 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFYou can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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. GURDJIEFFThe evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and ‘consciousness’ cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and ‘will’ cannot evolve involuntarily.
G. I. GURDJIEFFOnly super-efforts count.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThe man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf 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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