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Tibetan Buddhism & Gurdjieff 11 Replies
This is an area where we can compare Tibetan Buddhism (as well as Buddhism in general) with Gurdjieff's teaching. When adding a new subject, please do so as a top level comment rather than replying...
Tagged: dzogchen, comparative, comparisons, comparative studies, nyingma
Started by Layne Negrin in Uncategorized. Last reply by Volker 34 minutes ago.
Quote(s) of the Day 283 Replies
You are invited to post a meaningful quote or comment on one that has been posted.
Started by Beelzebob in Uncategorized. Last reply by Jerry Newburger 1 day ago.
Jokes! 142 Replies
Some here at WITW have agreed that we need a jokes forum to balance the at-times heavy discussions that take place in other forums. Jokes can be anything at all, Work related or not. No limitation...
Tagged: riddle, fun, parody, gag, humor
Started by Martin Lass in Uncategorized. Last reply by C.grazie.lla Nov 5.
Links and Documents of work related materials 167 Replies
Post your links, quotes and document attachments here so that all may share them. If you have posted quotes, documents or links in other forums please collect them and re-post them here for ease of...
Tagged: gurdjieff, books, files, attachments, links
Started by Len Wishart in Fourth Way writings. Last reply by Martin Lass Oct 31.
Why delete? 136 Replies
What makes a person start a discussion and then delete it. I do not like imagining why people do certain things so would be grateful for any comments from those who dont mind imagining.
Started by Martyn in Uncategorized. Last reply by Robert Oct 28.
What is a Teacher? Do we need one? 308 Replies
I will start this thread by stating that the whole concept of a Teacher as a permenat guide is erroneous or at the least one dimensionsl. We are all at unique points in a process of transformation ...
Tagged: triads, process, octaves, way, 4th
Started by Duncan Shockley in Schools, teachers, Work conditions. Last reply by Robert Oct 26.
randomness short subjects relating to the fourth way 16 Replies
short subjects that ARE NOT covered in other threads or could clutter other threads just NO EGO FOOD FIGHTS please as always please keep it short like if reoccurance is real would progress in the f...
Started by rob rice in Uncategorized. Last reply by romano Oct 24.
Upbringing and education of children 67 Replies
Dear friends! I would like to open discussion and to hear your opinions about a very serious issue and that is upbringing our children. I myself am hopefully going to become father very soon and I ...
Tagged: essence, education, life, children
Started by Marko in The Work and Life. Last reply by romano Oct 19.
Change of Being 26 Replies
What do we understand by a change of Being, taking in new impressions, being more awake to oneself? Sometimes I get the impression that I do not look enough inside myself to define Change of Being...
Started by Steven in Specific Work ideas (except SR and Enneagram). Last reply by romano Oct 19.
Where Do You Advise A Person Curious About THE WORK To Begin? 40 Replies
First of all i want to say a sincere "Thank You" to Alice for starting this site, to every single person who has posted here and an even bigger THANK YOU to Richard [Rlnyc} for introducing me to th...
Started by pete gamble in Schools, teachers, Work conditions. Last reply by romano Oct 17.
Blog Posts
The Future is Ours
I wonder, ponder.
How can we know the final object of what we are to use this site for?
So:
Whither now?
Why not become a 'political party'? But without a set goal.
We already have a flag.
Posted by Jerry Newburger on November 8, 2009 at 5:34pm — 2 Comments
What happens to TA group ?
Ta it is just disappeared. It looks that Elena proposal were different. Don't you think that member have to be informed?
2) I see Mani group on art is still here,while she is gone. So it was found a technical solution also on Colin group ?
Posted by romano on November 7, 2009 at 11:10am — 21 Comments
Gurdjieff in Tibet
Announcing . . .
An exploration of Gurdjieff’s excursions into Tibet and the greater Lamaïst region including Mongolia and Nepal in general, and of the influence of Lamaïsm upon
… ContinuePosted by Layne Negrin on November 6, 2009 at 6:53pm — 19 Comments
Readings from Chuang Tzu
He who rules men lives in confusion;
He who is ruled by men lives in sorrow.
Yao therefore desired
Neither to influence others
Nor to be influenced by them.
The way to get clear of confusion
And free of sorrow
Is to live with Tao
In the land of the great Void.
If a man is crossing a river
And an empty boat collides with his own skiff,
Even though he be a bad-tempered man
He will not become very angry.
But if he sees a man in the boat,
He will shout at him to steer… Continue
Posted by Broken Crow on November 6, 2009 at 4:30am
The New Work: WITW's future - an open letter to WITW's founder, Alice/Elena
Dear Alice/Elena,
Will and Robert (and others of lesser color and flair but of equal intent and leaning) have won. I concede and withdraw, hanging up my weapons and armor.
I hope you are happy and fulfilled in this knowledge and with the direction that WITW is now going. May your own inner Work bring you what you seek. Thank you for all your efforts here. I truly appreciat… Continue
Posted by Martin Lass on November 5, 2009 at 10:01pm — 38 Comments
Notes
Are you new to this network? Read this first!
Dear new member of WITW,
… Continue
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"The first striving: to have in their ordinary being-existence everything satisfying and really necessary for their planetary body.
"The second striving: to have a constant and unflagging instinctive need for self-perfection in the sense of being.
"The third: the conscious striving to know ever more and more about the laws of World-creation and World-maintenance.
"The fourth: the striving from the beginning of their existence to pay for their arising and their individuality as quickly as possible, in order afterward to be free to lighten as much as possible the Sorrow of our COMMON FATHER.
"And the fifth: the striving always to assist the most rapid perfecting of other beings, both those similar to oneself and those of other forms, up to the degree of the sacred 'Martfotai,' that is, up to the degree of self-individuality.
(G.I. Gurdjieff -‘Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson’, p. 385-386)
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