In Search of Being: The Fourth Way to Consciousness

In Search of Being: The Fourth Way to Consciousness

Are we able to say that life is governed by a group of conscious people? Where are they? Who are they? We see exactly the opposite: that life is governed by those who are the least conscious, by those who are most asleep.Â

Provocative ideas such as these have attracted generations of thoughtful people to the methods of self-study and inner work devised by Gurdjieff, one of the most radical spiritual teachers of modern times. According to Gurdjieff, the wars raging at this very moment are nothing more than millions of sleeping people trying to annihilate millions of other sleeping people. Contrary to popular belief, there is no such as thing as progress and evolution as long as humanity remains asleep.Â Â

Two hundred conscious people could change the whole of life on the earth, Gurdjieff says. If we want to become those conscious people, we must learn how to change ourselves. With the help of self-knowledge and an understanding of our relation to the universe, we can awaken to a higher level of beingâ€”if we wish to change ourselves.Â Â
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All of Gurdjieff's fundamental principles and methods of transforming the intellect, emotions, and body, in the system known as the Fourth Way, are presented in this book in his own clear, precise words preserved by his closest pupils.Â

Arranged in an orderly sequence of passages drawn from two primary source booksâ€”P. D. Ouspensky's In Search of the Miraculous, and Views from the Real World, edited by Mme. Jeanne de Salzmannâ€”this material is an indispensable introduction for those determined to undertake the efforts and practices necessary for awakening consciousness.Â

All the basic concepts and methods are covered, including:Â
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Â Â Â â€¢Â man is "asleep"Â Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â we have no unified "I"Â Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â the need for self-knowledgeÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â functions of the human "machine"Â Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â states of consciousnessÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â levels of beingÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â three centers: moving, emotional, and thinkingÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â personality and essenceÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â the possibility of self-developmentÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â self-observationÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â remembering oneselfÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â conscious evolutionÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â the law of three forcesÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â the ray of creationÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â the law of octavesÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â the Enneagram, a universal symbolÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â the variety of spiritual waysÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â esoteric ChristianityÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â working in groupsÂ Â
Â Â Â â€¢Â the necessity of schools
Country USA
Manufacturer Shambhala
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-02-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Shambhala
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-02-13
Format	Kindle eBook

In Search of Being: The Fourth Way to Consciousness

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