The next question on Saturday 12 November 1988 came from Pali, who said that when he arrived at Newport for the weekend work, he had “some negative material.” Mr Adie […]
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A Line of Work from Mme Sophia Ouspensky, 1945
Someone recently asked me what material I had from Madame Sophia Ouspensky. Of course, there is a certain amount available on the web, and some material, collected by Robert de […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on Thought (Saturday 12 November 1988, Pt II)
In preparing these exchanges, I have been reminded of how often Mr Adie made very short comments, doing little more than acknowledging the significance of the observation. In continuing the exchanges at […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on “Normality” (Saturday 12 November 1988, Pt I)
This is from the weekend work of Saturday 12 November 1988. Dennis, the person responsible for it, failed to record the morning address that day. The first exchange was a […]
Read moreGeorge Adie: My State Is my Choice (19 October 1986, Part V)
This continues the exchanges from the workday of 19 October 1986. Tessie said that a part of her doesn’t like taking responsibility, and so she lets other people guide her. […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on the “Flickering” of Life (19 October 1986, Part IV)
The next observation came from Bob, who had contributed to the Egypt exhibition, which Mr Adie had mentioned earlier. Bob said that when Mr Adie had spoken about the drawings, […]
Read morePondering the Inner Experience of Time
One of the hardest parts of the contemplation-like exercises which Gurdjieff taught has always been, for me, sitting quietly in a free-from thought state, as a discipline. By that I […]
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