The Inner Journey: Views from the Gurdjieff Work: Including the DVD Meetings with Remarkable Men
In the twentieth century G. I. Gurdjieff introduced to the world a spiritual teaching of vast magnitude, at one and the same time profoundly original and yet deeply faithful to the roots of ancient Tradition. Uniquely collected in this volume, here are the voices of men and women who have sought to live this teaching, most of whom were directly guided by its spiritual founder, G. I. Gurdjieff. These individuals also lived and are living amid the forces and challenges of modern life. It is in...
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The Gurdjieff tradition, commonly referred to as "The Work,” describes people’s daily lives as completely mechanical, conducted asleep. Gurdjieff's intent, as with many sacred traditions, was literally to aid in one's awakening. The tools for doing this are many but integrated. The various methods of "The Work" are intended to specifically integrate a person’s physical, emotional, and intellectual centers into a fourth way of consciousness. Like Zen, this tradition has been an oral one emphasizing the relationship of teacher to student. But there have also been extensive writings on this tradition, and The Inner Journey collects some of the best of these in the form of essays, interviews, and fables. To expand readers’ experience and understanding of both Gurdjieff's life and his teachings, the book is bundled with the feature film Meetings with Remarkable Men, Peter Brook’s critically acclaimed adaptation of the early years of Gurdjieff’s search for meaning.
General Series Introduction viThe Call of the Tradition xiIntroduction xivMan's Possibilities Are Very Great 1The Awakening of Thought Jeanne de Salzmann 2Why Sleepest Thou, O Lord? Henri Tracol 4The Secret Dimension Peter Brook 10The Unending Hunger Martha Heyneman 15Beyond Words William Segal 28A Question of Balance Henri Tracol 30On Love A. R. Orage 41The Mystery of Rebirth Henri Tracol 50The Freedom of Children Henry Barnes Margaret Flinsch 61Remember Yourself Always and Everywhere 77The Life of Sleeping Men P. D. Ouspensky 78Living Time Maurice Nicoll 83The Search for Being Pauline de Dampierre 87Another Axis Within Paul Reynard 102Inviting Heaven into Hell William Segal 113Remembering the Self P. D. Ouspensky 122First Question Ravi Ravindra 131To a Man Who Is Searching with All His Being ... 133The Thinking of a Man Lord John Pentland 134Without Sleep, No Awakening Henri Tracol 136Mount Analogue: Traces Rene Daumal 140The Way of Blame Michel Waldberg 143The Sound of Gurdjieff Laurence Rosenthal 154Segal-san Roger Lipsey 159Footnote to the Gurdjieff Literature Michel de Salzmann 164Brother Ahl and Brother Sez G. I. Gurdjieff 175Spiritual Masters: Linking Heaven and Earth William Segal 177The Nature of a Threshold William Segal 189The Transparent Veil of Symbolism P. D. Ouspensky 194That Day ... the Truth Will Be Born 203A Quiet Life or to Work on Oneself P. D. Ouspensky 204Holy War Rene Daumal 206Awaken to the Question Michel de Salzmann 212Because You Are My Friend Rene Daumal 218The Taste for Things That Are True Henri Tracol 220Sacrifice and Will Christopher Fremantle 225The History of the Hollow-Men and the Bitter Rose Rene Daumal 229The Human Place Pauline de Dampierre 233Birth of a Sculpture Henri Tracol 241Unfolding William Segal 244Intentional Blending G. I. Gurdjieff 245The First Initiation G. I. Gurdjieff 249Only He Will Be Called and Will Become the Son of God Who Acquires in Himself Conscience 253There Are Two Rivers G. I. Gurdjieff 254The Search for Lucidity Michel de Salzmann 255Becoming Aware of Genuine Being-Duty G. I. Gurdjieff 267The Horse, the Carriage and the Driver G. I. Gurdjieff 270The Center of Our Need Pauline de Dampierre 274I Am Dead Because I Lack Desire Rene Daumal 284Learning to Pray G. I. Gurdjieff 285A Child's Ground of Discovery Margaret Flinsch 287On Becoming a Real Man G. I. Gurdjieff 294Remembering P. L. Travers 295Payment P. D. Ouspensky 298The Transmission of Content Paul Reynard 300The Source of That Which Does Not Change 309The Stairway P. D. Ouspensky 310Esoteric Christianity P. D. Ouspensky 315Liberation Leads to Liberation G. I. Gurdjieff 319Fear and the Ego Michel de Salzmann 324A Film and a Legend Peter Brook 325The Force of Attention William Segal 332Something Else P. L. Travers 334The True Human Body Jacob Needleman 337Food for Transformation P. D. Ouspensky 346Contributor Profiles 350For Further Reading 354Chapter Citations and Photography Credits 357
