Gurdjieff; making a new world - Hardcover

Bennett, John G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0855000198 ISBN 13: 9780855000196

Publisher: Turnstone Books, 1973

Synopsis

Gurdjieff claimed that people cannot perceive reality in their current states because they do not possess consciousness but rather live in a state of a hypnotic "waking sleep." "Man lives his life in sleep, and in sleep he dies."As a result of this condition, each person perceives things from a completely subjective perspective. He asserted that people in their typical state function as unconscious automatons, but that one can "wake up" and become a different sort of human being altogether. This puts Gurdjiff's mission into perspective, and indicates how All and Everything fits into the mission. Research into early life and sources gives a solid foundation. George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Russian: Гео́ргий Ива́нович Гурджи́ев; January 13, 1866 - October 29, 1949) was an influential spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century who taught that most humans live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. Gurdjieff developed a method for doing so, calling his discipline "The Work" connoting "work on oneself" or "the Method". According to his principles and instructions. Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness is different from that of the fakir, monk or yogi, so his discipline is also called (originally) the "Fourth Way". At one point he described his teaching as being "esoteric Christianity". At different times in his life, Gurdjieff formed and closed various schools around the world to teach the work. He claimed that the teachings he brought to the West from his own experiences and early travels expressed the truth found in ancient religions and wisdom teachings relating to self-awareness in people's daily lives and humanity's place in the universe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turnstone Books
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0855000198
• ISBN 13: 9780855000196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320