Life is real only then, when “I am”.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWithout 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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What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
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Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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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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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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Remember yourself always and everywhere.
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Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote.
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Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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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.
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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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The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.
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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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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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