Giving Quotes by G. I. Gurdjieff

Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.

— G. I. Gurdjieff

If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.

— G. I. Gurdjieff

It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken.

— G. I. Gurdjieff

Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.

— G. I. Gurdjieff

Try to understand what I am saying: everything is dependent on everything else, everything is connected, nothing is separate. Therefore everything is going in…

— G. I. Gurdjieff

From my point of view, he can be called a remarkable man who stands out from those around him by the resourcefulness of his…

— G. I. Gurdjieff

To know all, it is necessary to know very little; but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.

— G. I. Gurdjieff

Hope of consciousness is strength Hope of feelings is slavery Hope of body is disease.

— G. I. Gurdjieff

The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.

— G. I. Gurdjieff

Knowledge by itself does not give understanding. Nor is understanding increased by an increase of knowledge alone. Understanding depends upon the relation of knowledge…

— G. I. Gurdjieff

A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.

— G. I. Gurdjieff

Sincerity is the key which will open the door through which you will see your separate parts, and you will see something quite new.…

— G. I. Gurdjieff