The Gurdjieff WorkForeword
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1: Who Was Gurdjieff?
"The Work". Gurdjieff's Quest. Early Preparation. Religious &
Esoteric Fertility of His Native Land. The Search for Sources of
Eternal Wisdom. His Various Occupations, Business Enterprises and
Political Involvement. The Russian Period. Gurdjieff in Europe. The
Later Years
Chapter 2: The Philosophical Basis of Gurdjieff's
System
Self-Realization and the Human Condition. The Ray of Creation. The
Law of Three and the Law of Seven. The Law of Octave. The
Enneagram: The Union of the Law of Seven and the Law of Three. The
First Conscious Shock. The Second Conscious Shock
Chapter 3: The Psychology of Ordinary Human Beings
Human Fragmentation. The Human Machine. Our "Three Brains". Three
Human Types. States of Consciousness. The Psychopathology of
Ordinary Waking State. The Systematic Distortion of Experience of
Ordinary Waking State. Essence and Personality
Chapter 4: Human Possibilities
Potential for Inner Growth. The Four Ways. Higher States of
Consciousness. Objective Consciousness. Peak Experiences. The
Stages of Human Development. Achieving Inner Unity. The Seven
Levels. Evolution, Death and Immortality. Development of the Four
Bodies
Chapter 5: The Gurdjieff Work
Engaging the Struggle Between Essence and Personality. The
Beginning. Stages on the Way. Finding a Group. The First Line of
Work. Self-Remembering. The Second Line of Work. External
Considering. Non-Expression of Negative Emotions. The Third Line of
Work. Selfless Action. The Movements. Breaking the Cycle of
Lifelong Conditioning. The Role of Physical Labor in the Work.
Experiential Exercises
Chapter 6: The Living Tradition
The First Generation. The Gurdjieff Foundations. American Society
for Continuous Education. Taliesin. Northeon Forest. The Fellowship
of Friends. Other Groups. Where and How to Conduct Real
Work
Further Reading
Notes
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