Based on notebooks kept by G.I. Gurdjieff's closest follower, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teachings--a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of "waking sleep" in which most of us live our lives. Gurdjieff respected traditional religious practices, which he regarded as falling into three general categories or "ways": the Way of the ...
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Based on notebooks kept by G.I. Gurdjieff's closest follower, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teachings--a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of "waking sleep" in which most of us live our lives. Gurdjieff respected traditional religious practices, which he regarded as falling into three general categories or "ways": the Way of the Fakir, related to mastery of the physical body; the Way of the Monk, based on faith and feeling; and the Way of the Yogi, which focuses on development of the mind. He presented his teaching as a Fourth Way that integrated these three aspects into a single path of self-knowledge. Progress in the Fourth Way comes through conscious effort toward a quality of thinking and feeling that brings a new capacity to see clearly and to love.
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Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket; A few prelim pages corner creased due to production error. 320 pages. Based on notebooks kept by Madame de Salzmann, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teaching-a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of waking sleep in which most of us live our lives. Madame de Salzmann's writings will challenge longtime followers and even confound readers who are unfamiliar with Gurdjieff's teaching. Everyone will have the opportunity to recognize the limits of his or her understanding, that is, open to a sense of the unknown that Madame would call the threshold to reality."Man remains a mystery to himself. He has a nostalgia for Being, a longing for duration, for permanence, for absoluteness-a longing to be. Yet everything that constitutes his life is temporary, ephemeral, limited. He aspires to another order, another life, a world that is beyond him. He senses that he is meant to participate in it."He searches for an idea, an inspiration, that could move him in this direction. It arises as a question: "Who am I-who am I in this world? " If this question becomes sufficiently alive, it could direct the course of his life. He cannot answer. He has nothing with which to answer-no knowledge of himself to face this question, no knowledge of his own. But he feels he must welcome it. He asks himself what he is. This is the first step on the way. He wants to open his eyes. He wants to wake up, to awaken."
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Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket. 320 pages. Based on notebooks kept by Madame de Salzmann, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teaching-a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of waking sleep in which most of us live our lives. Madame de Salzmann's writings will challenge longtime followers and even confound readers who are unfamiliar with Gurdjieff's teaching. Everyone will have the opportunity to recognize the limits of his or her understanding, that is, open to a sense of the unknown that Madame would call the threshold to reality."Man remains a mystery to himself. He has a nostalgia for Being, a longing for duration, for permanence, for absoluteness-a longing to be. Yet everything that constitutes his life is temporary, ephemeral, limited. He aspires to another order, another life, a world that is beyond him. He senses that he is meant to participate in it."He searches for an idea, an inspiration, that could move him in this direction. It arises as a question: "Who am I-who am I in this world? " If this question becomes sufficiently alive, it could direct the course of his life. He cannot answer. He has nothing with which to answer-no knowledge of himself to face this question, no knowledge of his own. But he feels he must welcome it. He asks himself what he is. This is the first step on the way. He wants to open his eyes. He wants to wake up, to awaken."
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Clean & Unmarked in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Slight overall wear, visible mostly at edges of book and jacket. Gently read with clean text and a sturdy binding.
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Hardbound in fine condition in very good dust jacket. 320 pages. Based on notebooks kept by Madame de Salzmann, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teaching-a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of waking sleep in which most of us live our lives. Madame de Salzmann's writings will challenge longtime followers and even confound readers who are unfamiliar with Gurdjieff's teaching. Everyone will have the opportunity to recognize the limits of his or her understanding, that is, open to a sense of the unknown that Madame would call the threshold to reality."Man remains a mystery to himself. He has a nostalgia for Being, a longing for duration, for permanence, for absoluteness-a longing to be. Yet everything that constitutes his life is temporary, ephemeral, limited. He aspires to another order, another life, a world that is beyond him. He senses that he is meant to participate in it."He searches for an idea, an inspiration, that could move him in this direction. It arises as a question: "Who am I-who am I in this world? " If this question becomes sufficiently alive, it could direct the course of his life. He cannot answer. He has nothing with which to answer-no knowledge of himself to face this question, no knowledge of his own. But he feels he must welcome it. He asks himself what he is. This is the first step on the way. He wants to open his eyes. He wants to wake up, to awaken."
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Fine in fine dust jacket. A fine and unread copy, clean inside and out. Blue cloth over boards, gilt emblem on front cover, title on spine. 8vo (6.5 x 9.25 inches). 312 p. As the closest pupil of the charismatic spiritual master G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 1949), Jeanne de Salzmann was charged with carrying on his teachings of spiritual transformation. Known as the Fourth Way or The Work, Gurdjieff s system was based on teachings of the East that he adapted for modern life in the West. Now, some twenty years after de Salzmann's death, the notebooks that she filled with her insights over a forty-year period (and intended to publish) have been translated and edited by a small group of her family and followers. The result is this long-awaited guide to Gurdjieff's teaching, describing the routes to be traveled and the landmarks encountered along the way. Organized according to themes, the chapters touch on all the important concepts and practices of the Work.
