Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not. G. I. Gurdjieff More Quotes by G. I. Gurdjieff More Quotes From G. I. Gurdjieff What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much. G. I. Gurdjieff knowslittlesneeds I will tell you one thing that will make you rich for life. There are two struggles: an Inner-world struggle and an Outer-world struggle...you must make an intentional contact between these two worlds; then you can crystallize data for the Third World, the World of the Soul. G. I. Gurdjieff datastruggletwo 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. G. I. Gurdjieff doelittlesmen It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken. G. I. Gurdjieff bodyrealspiritual 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. Gurdjieff realizationwishmay Ancient art has a specific inner content. At one time, art possessed the same purpose that books do in our day, namely: to preserve and transmit knowledge. In olden days, people did not write books, they incorporated their knowledge into works of art. We would find a great many ideas in the works of ancient art passed down to us, if only we knew how to read them. G. I. Gurdjieff writingbookart Man has no individual 'I'. But there are, instead, hundreds and thousands of separate small 'I's, very often entirely unknown to one another, never coming into contact, or, on the contrary, hostile to each other, mutually exclusive and incompatible. Each minute, each moment, man is saying or thinking, 'I'. And each time his 'I' is different. Just now it was a thought, now it is a desire, now a sensation, now another thought, and so on, endlessly. Man is a plurality. Man's name is legion. G. I. Gurdjieff namesmenthinking I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself. G. I. Gurdjieff verifybeliefbelieve There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction. G. I. Gurdjieff pleasuresatisfactionlaw The greatest untold story is the evolution of God. G. I. Gurdjieff untold-storiesevolutionstories From my point of view, he can be called a remarkable man who stands out from those around him by the resourcefulness of his mind, and who knows how to be restrained in the manifestations which proceed from his nature, at the same time conducting himself justly and tolerantly towards the weaknesses of others. G. I. Gurdjieff viewsmindmen Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness. G. I. Gurdjieff slaveryemotionalfaith The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself. G. I. Gurdjieff oneselftyperelation He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for. G. I. Gurdjieff diseasepowerfulchance 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. Gurdjieff menorderlying Listen, you have now found the conditions in which the desire of your heart can become the reality of your being. Stay here, until you acquire a force in you that nothing can destroy. Then you'll need to go back into life, and there you will measure yourself constantly with forces which will show you your place. G. I. Gurdjieff desireheartreality 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. G. I. Gurdjieff acceptancespiritualknowledge 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. G. I. Gurdjieff ceremonyhundredbook Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future. G. I. Gurdjieff reapresponsiblegiving By teaching others you will learn yourself. G. I. Gurdjieff teaching-othersteaching
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