The
Gurdjieff Society of Massachusetts is an affiliate of the Gurdjieff
Foundation of New York.
The Society is nonsectarian and nondenominational,
and its membership is
composed of individuals from a wide variety of personal, ethnic, and
professional backgrounds. The aims
of the Society are
to
preserve the ideas and methods of the noted spiritual teacher George
Ivanovich Gurdjieff,
to
explore what their practice requires in today's world,
to
maintain a community of seekers that welcomes new members who share
these interests, and
to
contribute to society's understanding of the human condition, both the
great promise and the great peril.
Topic for Wednesday May 16:
Returning to the Question: "What is the Teaching's View of the Self?"
During
the many years that Gurdjieff unfolded his teaching he approached the
question of the self from diverse perspectives large and small in
scale, always reminding us that we have forgotten an essential
"remembering" of ourselves. These descriptions of our human
condition are scattered throughout the teaching. Each has its own
force and clarity, yet for us is a fragment of an unknown whole.
Beginning to understand these essential characteristics on their own
terms can help give a view, if even partial, of the inner and outer
direction the teaching offers. This needs to be discovered.
The question of the self and what we are asked to remember is at the
heart of the teaching.
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The
evolution of man is the evolution of
his consciousness. And
'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his
will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily. The evolution of man is the evolution of
his power of doing, and 'doing' cannot be the result of things which 'happen'.