Finding a center of gravity within: how to know your True Self, or Essence. “The center of gravity is the seat of...
Center of Gravity
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Maurice Nicoll
Essential teachings from Maurice Nicoll, whose wartime talks in England became the Wisdom classic, Psychological Commentaries of Gurdjieff.
Impressions
Life, coming in as impressions, must be transformed. This state of consciousness leads to thinking and...
Mercy
Blessed are merciful, who shall receive mercy—mercy and exchange. “Our role, as most of the great teachings have...
The Kingdom of Heaven Is Within
The level above Man is called the Kingdom of Heaven or Kingdom of God in the Gospels. It has many other names in...
Change of Being
Maurice Nicoll talks of spiritual awakening levels and change of Being. “Being is the presence in a person, however...
Light of Consciousness
There are so many references to the Light of Consciousness in Maurice Nicoll's teachings that it must be of key...
Voluntary Suffering
Two Pillars of Conscious Work: Conscious Labor and Voluntary Suffering "The two pillars of the Gurdjieffian program...
Mechanical Humanity
How a person is trapped in mechanical reactions at a low level of consciousness. A person’s personality may be...
Kenosis and Entropy
Entropy and Kenosis … how are these connected? Kenosis is a word related to letting go of something--becoming “poor in...
Law of Three
The Law of Three Forces of Creation: active, passive, and reconciling. The Teachings say that the Law of Three and the...
Wisdom Schools
Wisdom Schools are the vehicle for passing esoteric teachings through the ages. “Wisdom schools seem to have emerged...
Self Observation
“Self-Remembering, non-identifying, and non-considering are the things that can change our Being. But self-observation...