"THERE DO EXIST ENQUIRING MINDS, which long for the truth of the heart, seek it, strive to solve the problems set by life, try to penetrate to the essence of things and phenomena and to penetrate into themselves. If a man reasons and thinks soundly, no matter which path he follows in solving these problems, he must inevitably arrive back at himself, and begin with the solution of the problem of what he is himself and what his place is in the world around him. For without this knowledge, he will have no focal point in his search. Socrates’ words, “Know thyself” remain for all those who seek true knowledge and being."
VIEWS FROM THE REAL WORLD, BY by G.I. Gurdjieff, p 43
20 March 2010
“One must do everything one can and then say ‘God have mercy!” ~ Gurdjieff
When he was dying, Gurdjieff's grandfather told him to remember one thing: "...if you want to do any bad thing, postpone it for tomorrow; and if you want to do something good, do it immediately. If somebody insults you and you feel angry, tell him that you will come come back after twenty four hours to answer him."
Gurdjieff said that advice transformed his whole life. He took the advice seriously and experimented with it. When someone insulted him or said something about him, he would tell the person that he'd come back in twenty four hours to respond because he'd promised his grandfather to do that. He found that within twenty four hours he always either concluded the person was right or was wrong. If right, even though whatever was said about him seemed wrong initially, he had to admit it was true. If they were right, Gurdjieff would go and thank the person and tell them they had
pointed out something true about his being that was not clear to him before. He told them they made him conscious about himself and said he was immensely grateful to them for this help. Or, if after twenty four hours Gurdjieff concluded that the comments truly had nothing to do with him and the person was absolutely wrong he would not go back because as there was no point in responding at all. When something is completely wrong it is just that, wrong.
"If you try to answer every wrong done to you, you will waste your entire life." Osho
Try: Do not express negative emotion.
Be at Peace
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(Thank you to Peter Holleran for his "George Gurdjieff - Mysterious Trickster" and to Osho for inspiring this post.)
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Many thanks for this post. Saved me an effort to talk with someone who is currently blind to who they are and how they treat others.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Patrick.... yes, it's good to save the energy for your beautiful music.
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