Further to the paper I recently delivered at the Gurdjieff Symposium at the University of Sydney, I am intending to post some resources from Gurdjieff and his pupils. I shall […]
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The Way (16 March 1983, Pt VIII)
Part One This is the final portion of the meeting of Wednesday 16 March 1983, when mr Adie was reviewing people’s written statements of where they saw their work now […]
Read moreDon’t Personify Sloth, Find its Causes (16 March 1983, Pt VII)
Siegmund: “It is impossible not to see my chief feature is my negative emotion, which can easily change me, easily take me. It makes me very depressed.” “But the trouble […]
Read more“How Can I Be Simple When I Am Not?” (16 March 1983, Pt VI)
“This is from Dave: “My chief obstacle is present, especially as such moments as now when I’m wishing to express myself simply and sincerely. It is the mechanical power of […]
Read moreThe Miser’s Gift (16 March 1983, Pt V)
The next note was from Abigail: “I find the exercise on pondering on my chief fault or feature very rich in results. The main thing that appeared was its needs […]
Read more“I Can’t Go to Heaven with my Boots on”, (16 March 1983, Pt IV)
Continuing the reviews, Mr Adie said: Chief features, this is Daphne: “After expressing my anger which usually brings and causes arguments, I lose my force, or thread of any efforts […]
Read moreOne at a Time (16 March 1983, Pt III)
Reading another of our statements of aim and purpose in our individual work, Mr Adie came to Bridget’s: “An obstacle I repeatedly come against is my inability to accept criticism, […]
Read moreKeep your Career in its Right and Proper Place (Wednesday 16 March 1983, Pt II)
PART ONE The next note was by Jim. Mr Adie began reading: Several thoughts are apparent, most dramatic and obvious is the part that clings to an idea, believed correct […]
Read more“An Exaggerated Form of the Usual” (Wednesday 16 March 1983, Pt I)
Part One This is from the meeting of Wednesday 16 March 1983. Mr Adie had asked everyone to bring in twenty words or less, their aim. He had received them, […]
Read moreBeing and Doing 29 October
Part One Mr Adie had a major memorial of the 29th of October, the anniversary of Gurdjieff’s death, each year. It was good and right. Without some such memorial, I […]
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