"Self-observation brings man to the realization of the……" — G I Gurdjieff
"Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening."
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70 Quotes by G I Gurdjieff
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If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped.…
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A considerable percentage of the people we meet on the street are people who are empty inside, that is, they…
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Sincerity is the key which will open the door through which you will see your separate parts, and you will…
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Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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The first reason for people's slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits…
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A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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Life is real only then, when "I am".
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Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is…
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