G. I. Gurdjieff

G. I. Gurdjieff

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was an influential spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century who taught that the vast majority of humanity lives their entire lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it was possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. Gurdjieff developed a method for doing so, calling his discipline "The Work" or "the Method" according to his principles and instructions,. Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness is different from that of the fakir, monk or yogi, so his discipline is also called the...
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Birthdate:January 1866
Birthplace:Gyumri
Date of death:October 29, 1949
Also known as:George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, George Gurdjieff, G. I Gurdjieff

Written works by G. I. Gurdjieff

TitlePublished
Meetings with Remarkable Men 1963
Beelzebub's Tales to his Grandson 1950
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Views from the Real World
The Herald of Coming Good
Relatos de Belcebu a Su Nieto
Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson
The Inner Journey
Life Is Real Only Then, When I Am
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G. I. Gurdjieff quotes

  • Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

    - G. I. Gurdjieff

  • Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.

    - G. I. Gurdjieff

  • It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.

    - G. I. Gurdjieff

  • Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.

    - G. I. Gurdjieff

  • A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.

    - G. I. Gurdjieff

Personal relationships of G. I. Gurdjieff

Julia Ostrowsk
Julia Ostrowsk
Relationship type:Marriage
Together since:1912
Ceremony location:Saint Petersburg
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