“The crowd neither wants nor seeks knowledge, and the leaders of the crowd, in their own interests, try to strengthen its fear and dislike of everything new and unknown. The slavery in which mankind lives is based upon this fear.” WantTryingLife IsInterestLeaderMankindSlaveryCrowdsDislike Author:G. I. Gurdjieff
“There do exist enquiring minds, which long for the truth of the heart, seek it, strive to solve the problems set by life, try to penetrate to the essence of things and phenomena and to penetrate into themselves. If a man reasons and thinks soundly, no matter which path he follows in solving these problems, he must inevitably arrive back at himself, and begin with the solution of the problem of what he is himself and what his place is in the world around him.” IfsThinkingMenWorldTryingMindHeartLongMatterReasonProblemPathSolutionsEssenceStriveSolvePenetrate Author: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. You must go on trying to be sincere. Each day you put on a mask, and you must take it off little by little.” TryingLittlesDoorsKeysGoes OnEach DayMaskSincereSincerityNew You Author:G. I. Gurdjieff
“Let us take some event in the life of humanity. For instance, war. There is a war going on at the present moment. What does it signify? It signifies that several millions of sleeping people are trying to destroy several millions of other sleeping people. They would not do this, of course, if they were to wake up. Everything that takes place is owing to this sleep.” PeopleIfsTryingDoeWarMomentsHumanityCoursesSleepMillionsEventsWake UpInstancePresent MomentOwing Author: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 the only way it can go. If people were different everything would be different. They are what they are, so everything is as it is.” PeopleIfsWayTryingDifferentWould BeConnectedSeparationDependentDependenceInterconnectednessInterconnection Author:G. I. Gurdjieff
