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. […]
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George 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 […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on the External Reminding Factor (19 October 1986, Part III)
This is the third extract from the Saturday work of 19 October 1986. At the end of it, we find what Mr Adie says about the external reminding factor. It […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on Reversing Illogical Processes (19 October 1986, Part II)
We now come to the exchanges on Sunday 19 October 1986. The first question at lunch was from Merv, and it is of great interest. I set it out, and […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on the Value of Practical Work (Sunday 19 October 1986, Part I)
This is Mr Adie’s morning address of Sunday 19 October 1986. Part One: Mr Adie’s Address In the work here, on Saturdays and Sundays, it is essential, really, that we […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on Aim and on Leonardo
Many years ago, we of Mr Adie’s group published for ourselves a small pamphlet titled From Meetings with Mr Adie. I was perusing it the other day, and I found that […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on Attitudes (Thursday 17 November 1988, Pt IV)
The next question came from Henry. He said that during the week had had tried to work against negative emotion, and found that he had “a lot of attitudes”. “And […]
Read more“There Are Old Patterns of Thought” (Thursday 17 November 1988, Part III)
The questioner was Polly, who said that she wanted to struggle with negative emotion, remembering what was said about how once the negative emotion had been expressed it was too […]
Read more“Try and Feel your Solidity” (17 November 1988, Part II)
Of course, to be able to feel my “solidity”, I have to have some “solidity”, it is there, at least as a seed, but the seed needs favourable conditions and […]
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