gurdjieff

“ The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do. ”

“ Only understanding can lead to being, whereas knowledge is but a passing presence in it. ”

“ A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake. ”

“ If there are phenomena, the reality of which we cannot deny but which cannot be fitted into our accepted conceptual framework, then something is wrong with that framework and we must look for another. ”

“ He who has got rid of the disease ”

“ The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is. ”

“ Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity. ”

“ Our thinking machine possesses the capacity to be convinced of anything you like, provided it is repeatedly and persistently influenced in the required direction. ”

“ The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness. ”

“ Real love is a cosmic force which goes through us. ”