Comments on: Is there a path?

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:29:35 +0000

A greater awareness of the existance that surounds us is a reasonable thought. This greater awareness, can I move in it’s direction? Life itself answers. I cry out, how? Work, effort proves all.

By: The Gurdjieff Con » Crooks’ paths

The Gurdjieff Con » Crooks’ paths — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:04:04 +0000

[...] Comment on Is There A Path? By Gurdjieff’s own declaration the ‘fourth way’ was an ancient ‘path’. And yet without specifying any history with facts, or any background, he proposes his own version of that. We are suspicious that he has taken something and substituted his own thinking. [...]

By: Darwiniana » Crooks’ paths

Darwiniana » Crooks’ paths — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:43:01 +0000

By: nemo

nemo — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:08:53 +0000

By Gurdjieff’s own declaration the ‘fourth way’ was an ancient ‘path’. And yet without specifying any history with facts, or any background, he proposes his own version of that. We are suspicious that he has taken something and substituted his own thinking.

As to you slur against me, I could have done better than Gurdjieff on many points (not much of a claim). What he did, as Rajneesh pointed out, was a hopeless failure.

The result is a mess that noone can use.

By: william

william — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:50:50 +0000

To say that Gurdjieff stole the Fourth Way makes almost zero sense to me. It’s like saying Christian Barnard STOLE his knowlege of medicine from the University of Capetown Medical School.

Nothing was stolen. Gurdjieff learned something and found that it was incumbent upon HIM to bring it to the west. Who else was going to do it? You?

By: Kundabuffer

Kundabuffer — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:50:25 +0000

In what way was “fourth way” teaching “stolen by Gurdjieff”? Did someone else “own” it? From whom did he steal it?

And before you start in on me, I do not now, nor have I ever been a follower of Gurdjieff, his disciples, his teachings, methods, or ideas. All I will claim is that I’ve read a couple of his books, and a few of others involved with him.

I am simply curious about your use of words, as they betray a perception of him, or his work, that I have noticed is starting to crop up all over the place.

By: sillykitty

sillykitty — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:41:27 +0000

as far as non-answers go, that was an exquisite one, or several. a lot to think about. thank you.