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.
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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My way is to develop the hidden potentialities of man; a way that is against Nature and against God.
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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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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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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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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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Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.
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Remember 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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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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Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
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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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Wish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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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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Better to die than live in sleep.
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If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the ‘I Am,’ our real presence, can awaken.
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