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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWithout struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
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Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it, for those who are ready to struggle with themselves and work on themselves for a very long time and very persistently in order to attain it.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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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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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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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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Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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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 highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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