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Esotericism

Balance, Conscious Evolution, Esotericism, Gurdjieff, Lying

On the Faculty of Judgment

Any man can speak truly; but to speak with order, wisely, and competently, of that few men are capable. ~ Montaigne

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Being Present, Conscious Evolution, Esotericism, Self-Remembering

An Inconvenient Idea

It always amazes me that more people are not interested in the idea of conscious evolution. The idea that a man (or woman) can, by making specific inner efforts…

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Conscious Evolution, Esotericism, Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Politics, Self-Remembering, Transformation

The Rise of the Hasnamuss in Contemporary Politics

Another characteristic of the hasnamuss is that he appeals to the lowest in his followers, and in doing so destroys whatever higher possibilities they have.

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Conscious Evolution, Consciousness, Esotericism, Essence and Personality, Friendship, Other People, Reincarnation

On Friendship

Aristotle classifies friendship into three types: friendships of utility, friendships of pleasure, and perfect friendships…

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Conscious Evolution, Esotericism, Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Teaching Esotericism

In Defense of P. D. Ouspensky

Besides Gurdjieff, no one in the early days of the movement did more to support, clarify and promote the work than Ouspensky…

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Artificial Intelligence, Being Present, Esotericism, Gurdjieff, Ouspensky

AI and the Mechanics of Consciousness

Thinking may make us human, but it doesn’t make us conscious.

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Conscious Evolution, Esotericism, Gurdjieff, Science, Self-Remembering, The Universe

The Fourth Way and Science

Gurdjieff and Ouspensky had an affinity for science. Gurdjieff was interested…

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Esotericism, Self-Remembering

Prayer as a Method of Inner Work

Before I can begin to talk about prayer and how it relates to inner work, I am going to have to speak about a few misconceptions…

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