In speaking of evolution it is necessary to understand from the outset that no mechanical evolution is possible. The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness.
George Gurdjieff
When we speak of prayer or of the results of prayer we always imply only one kind of prayer — petition or we think that petition can be united with all other kinds of prayers.… Most prayers have nothing in common with petitions. I speak of ancient prayers; many of them are much older than Christianity. These prayers are, so to speak, recapitulations; by repeating them aloud or to himself a man endeavors to experience what is in them, their whole content, with his mind and his feeling.
George Gurdjieff
In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.
George Gurdjieff
Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself — only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
George Gurdjieff
Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
George Gurdjieff
To know means to know all. Not to know all means not to know. In order to know all, it is only necessary to know a little. But, in order to know this little, it is first necessary to know pretty much.
George Gurdjieff
A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake.
George Gurdjieff
Man has no permanent and unchangeable I. Every thought, every mood, every desire, every sensation, says "I".
George Gurdjieff
He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
George Gurdjieff
One of man’s important mistakes, one which must be remembered, is his illusion in regard to his I.
George Gurdjieff
You must understand that ordinary efforts do not count; only superefforts count.
George Gurdjieff
Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
George Gurdjieff
In right knowledge the study of man must proceed on parallel lines with the study of the world, and the study of the world must run parallel with the study of man.
George Gurdjieff
The worse the conditions of life, the more productive the work, always provided you remember the work.
George Gurdjieff
Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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