by William Britten | Non-Identifying, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Intentional Suffering, Maurice Nicoll |
Two Pillars of Conscious Work: Conscious Labor and Voluntary Suffering “The two pillars of the Gurdjieffian program for conscious transformation and conscious participation are Conscious Labor and Intentional or Voluntary Suffering.” Cynthia Bourgeault,...
by William Britten | Self-Observation, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll |
How a person is trapped in mechanical reactions at a low level of consciousness. A person’s personality may be “compared in the Work with a secretary who sits in the front room, dealing with everything according to her own ideas. She has a number of dictionaries and...
by William Britten | Intentional Suffering, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Non-Identifying, Wisdom Teachings |
Entropy and Kenosis … how are these connected? Kenosis is a word related to letting go of something–becoming “poor in spirit.” Entropy is a scientific term related to the winding down of energy into equilibrium. The two ideas seem similar, but the Wisdom...
by William Britten | Law of Three, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Third Force |
The Law of Three Forces of Creation: active, passive, and reconciling. The Teachings say that the Law of Three and the Law of Seven are the two great templates for all manifestation, down through the Ray of Creation, from Origin to the lowly peanut butter sandwich I...
by William Britten | Kingdom of Heaven, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Wisdom Teachings |
Wisdom Schools are the vehicle for passing esoteric teachings through the ages. “Wisdom schools seem to have emerged as the favored ‘shop-front’ for conscious-circle activity, and while the Wisdom river is always flowing, the schools themselves tend to above ground...
