Comments on: Life, evolution vs mind and cosmic energy http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/2010/02/08/life-evolution-vs-mind-and-cosmic-energy/ Debriefing the Gurdjieff work Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Gurdjieff Con » Ray of creation and other bunk http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/2010/02/08/life-evolution-vs-mind-and-cosmic-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-35841 The Gurdjieff Con » Ray of creation and other bunk Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:58:57 +0000 http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/?p=1514#comment-35841 [...] Bennett scanned material I will get around to some more material tommorrow, but it is significant to note the way that Bennett grafts the cosmology of Gurdjieff onto his system, with contradictory, or not very satisfactory results. The scheme is bascially the ray of creation idea. Once you try to mix this with the science that Bennett has under his belt, the result is a muddle. The material on this by Gurdjieff has wasted immense time for many. It is claimed that this is ‘objective knowledge’ of great antiquity. It is suspiciously ‘mystic nineteenth’ century and probably the creation, if not of Gurdjieff, then some idiot ’sufi’. [...] [...] Bennett scanned material I will get around to some more material tommorrow, but it is significant to note the way that Bennett grafts the cosmology of Gurdjieff onto his system, with contradictory, or not very satisfactory results. The scheme is bascially the ray of creation idea. Once you try to mix this with the science that Bennett has under his belt, the result is a muddle. The material on this by Gurdjieff has wasted immense time for many. It is claimed that this is ‘objective knowledge’ of great antiquity. It is suspiciously ‘mystic nineteenth’ century and probably the creation, if not of Gurdjieff, then some idiot ’sufi’. [...]

]]> By: The Gurdjieff Con » Wrecked scholarship based on Gurdjieff lies http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/2010/02/08/life-evolution-vs-mind-and-cosmic-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-35836 The Gurdjieff Con » Wrecked scholarship based on Gurdjieff lies Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:09:41 +0000 http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/?p=1514#comment-35836 [...] Bennett material… The discussion of Bennett here is tricky: I am not a supporter of his views, despite the interest of his general effort. But I think that as one goes over the material in public, well, that is the best critique. You can never do work based on the lies of Gurdjieff. Remember that if you have scholarly ambitions, and remember the sad case of Bennett who took Gurdjieff lies at face value, wrecking his scholarship. [...] [...] Bennett material… The discussion of Bennett here is tricky: I am not a supporter of his views, despite the interest of his general effort. But I think that as one goes over the material in public, well, that is the best critique. You can never do work based on the lies of Gurdjieff. Remember that if you have scholarly ambitions, and remember the sad case of Bennett who took Gurdjieff lies at face value, wrecking his scholarship. [...]

]]> By: Jim Buck http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/2010/02/08/life-evolution-vs-mind-and-cosmic-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-35834 Jim Buck Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:12:48 +0000 http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/?p=1514#comment-35834 This looks to be an interesting discussion. I'm leaving for North Africa, right now, but look forward to reviewing the discussions on my return, a week from now. Regards This looks to be an interesting discussion. I’m leaving for North Africa, right now, but look forward to reviewing the discussions on my return, a week from now.

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