08-20-2016, 07:22 AM
Thank you for clarifying that Ouspensky wrote the quotes that he and you previously attributed to Gurdjieff. Most accounts of Pyotor Damien state that he was asked to leave. I remain consistent that Ouspensky’s “banter” and distortion of the material was the reason.
Please do, pick up a copy of Fritz Peters’ book about his love for the man who saved him from his abusive family. It is too bad the quip you quote has no context for the word “suffering” which I, as a student of The Work and The Ra Material translate as “managing one’s catalyst”. (But what ev"s right?)
Boris was likely a Russian spy who was an agent of the Bolshevik Revolution (which some, like myself feel was engineered by Rasputin). Bennett was a spy for the ENGLISH Army! (He joined as a teenager and was promoted quickly because of his knack for learning languages).
Do you really think STO is delighted to have ideas to help humanity twisted and distorted by others?
Gurdjieff”s "Critical Mass Theory” … never heard of it. Involvement with Nazis: Never even has an innuendo made that stretch.
On sexual conduct, it is obvious that G. was as I said prudent. Especially in comparison to the STS examples in the LOO books. Many women claimed to have had consensual sex with him, but that is no different from examples of other beings of STO persuasion given in the books.
Gurdjieff’s pacifism, is unquestionable to anyone who reads his chapter on war. He calls it the single most destructive influence on humanity and says that trying to end war once and for all should be our most urgent and pressing concern. He did point out that this senseless reciprocal destruction was often due to an arising of a kind of tension in humanity, that he called “Remorse of Conscience”, and prayed with the reader that it could be used to promote unity in our world.
I respect the light in your intention.
Please do, pick up a copy of Fritz Peters’ book about his love for the man who saved him from his abusive family. It is too bad the quip you quote has no context for the word “suffering” which I, as a student of The Work and The Ra Material translate as “managing one’s catalyst”. (But what ev"s right?)
Boris was likely a Russian spy who was an agent of the Bolshevik Revolution (which some, like myself feel was engineered by Rasputin). Bennett was a spy for the ENGLISH Army! (He joined as a teenager and was promoted quickly because of his knack for learning languages).
Do you really think STO is delighted to have ideas to help humanity twisted and distorted by others?
Gurdjieff”s "Critical Mass Theory” … never heard of it. Involvement with Nazis: Never even has an innuendo made that stretch.
On sexual conduct, it is obvious that G. was as I said prudent. Especially in comparison to the STS examples in the LOO books. Many women claimed to have had consensual sex with him, but that is no different from examples of other beings of STO persuasion given in the books.
Gurdjieff’s pacifism, is unquestionable to anyone who reads his chapter on war. He calls it the single most destructive influence on humanity and says that trying to end war once and for all should be our most urgent and pressing concern. He did point out that this senseless reciprocal destruction was often due to an arising of a kind of tension in humanity, that he called “Remorse of Conscience”, and prayed with the reader that it could be used to promote unity in our world.
I respect the light in your intention.