"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

11 November 2011

"You will see that in life you receive exactly what you give. ..."

"You will see that in life you receive exactly what you give. Your life is  the mirror of what you are. It is in your image. You are passive, blind,  demanding. You take all, you accept all, without feeling any obligation.  Your attitude toward the world and toward life is the attitude of one who  has the right to make demands and to take, who has no need to pay or to  earn. You believe that all things are your due, simply because it is you!  All your blindness is there! None of this strikes your attention. And yet  this is what keeps one world separate from another world."

~Mme Jeanne deSalzmann
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