The Gurdjieff Society of Massachusetts
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.
Presented by experienced members of the Society, followed by questions and discussion
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'.
G. I. Gurdjieff