Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff: The Man, the Teaching, His Mission
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (596 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1879514087 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 668 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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The author's ninth and final book on the Work is a comprehensive and factual account of Gurdjieff and The Fourth Way. The aim is to give an objective, panoramic view of Gurdjieff's life, the inner substance of the seminal and scientific teaching of self-development he discovered, and his unrelenting mission to introduce and establish this esoteric teaching in the West. Included are Uspenskii's (original Russian spelling) never-before-published essays "Why I Left Gurdjieff" and "Where I Diverge from Gurdjieff"; original deleted material from Search; Uspenskii's American femme fatale, Carman Barnes; Jessie Dwight Orage's short stories "Elsie at the Prieuré" and "Elsie and Allah"; notes of Kathryn Hulme and Solita Solano (1935-39); The Science of Idiotism, and the complete scenario of Gurdjieff's ballet, The Struggle of the Magicians.. Material from all of Gurdjieff's direct students and their library archives, much of it not available until recently, is assembled in chronological form as it happened
Ouspensky and while so many so called representatives of the tradition have modified it with new ageism or other religious systems, Patterson has always presented the tradition without distortion or obscuration. Being succinct is an art, it means ignoring literary pretensions and ego aggrandizement and using words carefully and with immense care. Among them are two revelatory essays by P.D. Having received his training via Lord Pentland Patterson s transmission of the teaching has always been incisive, clear and rigorous. Exhaustively referenced this is really quite an achievement. The book itself is beautifully presented as a 6 x 9 hardcover with sewn binding, essays, notes, references, bibliography, photos and a comprehensive index. Georgette Leblanc knocks at Gurdjieff s door. The book Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff: The Man, The Teaching, His Mission is a work of incredible dedication, it took over eight years t
Gurdjieff in a new light This is a remarkable and important book for all those who are interested in Gurdjieff and the teaching he brought. It unearths new information from library archives about Gurdjieff the person, his methods of teaching, about his relationships with key students—Ouspensky, Orage, Salzmann, De Hartman, Toomer—all the while cr. "Everything, and more" according to Annie in Healdsburg. G I Gurdjieff ReviewG.I. Gurdjieff is THE source book for accurate, verifiable information on the seminal teacher of the twentieth century. Meticulously researched, with citations for all the pertinent information just as a resource for information about Gurdjieff this book is essential.But there is more, so much more. Patterson has . A Remarkable Book About A Remarkable Man With his latest book, William Patrick Patterson provides the reader an insightful and scholarly biography of G. I. Gurdjieff, but the book is far more than a typical biography. While there have been several other biographies, along with many personally revealed slices of Gurdjieff’s life and teaching, this book stands alone in