The Fourth Way and Esoteric Traditions
ur efforts are in time, with the purpose to arrive at the timeless present. We who are in this work use time to create moments of presence. This is the grand proposition of the universe – to create new consciousness along the line of time.
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So often, the work on the Fourth Way stays at the level of the steward. However, at a certain point, this work does not lead any further. This kind of work can begin, in a subtle way, to strengthen our sense of ‘I’ in the four lower centers. In truth, Real ‘I’ can only belong to higher centers.
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How do we learn to work with both the lower and the higher impressions that surround us? At the beginning of the work, we hear that man is a machine. The work begins with the study of this machine. We study the lower and the higher within us. We learn of our four lower centers […]
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How big is our sense of ‘I’? The size of our sense of “I” is an index to see what our level of being is in a given moment. ‘I’ Becoming Big The ego manifests as a strong feeling of being someone in particular. – Meher Baba In simple daily moments, I observe an internal […]
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When we read about the law of three and the law of seven, it sounds like an exact science, but we are somewhere between theory and practice. We see that the lines of events and actions can actually be known, calculated, planned for in advance. When we observe our inner world and our life in the external world, it is not easy to find this exactness. Nothing seems to follow a straight line. The motives and end results, the endings and beginnings of our actions are unclear.
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The writings here on The Law of Seven and Chief Features are from a series of posts in 2019 from a closed Facebook group, Gurdjieff Ouspensky Self Observation, led by David Tuttle. As the enneagram predicts, manifestations of the Law of Seven govern the variety of human activities. Under the law of seven is the […]
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If we are looking for life-changing experiences, for connecting with the hidden higher centers, we must remember that everything begins with bringing our native awareness to the present moment.
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When we experience true seeing, the temporal, fugitive, and fleeting human being touches the eternal. This very act of self-awareness in a given moment ennobles us and produces eternity.
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In Hugh James’ book, The Story of Man, the ideal state would transmit higher values to citizens to enable them to fulfill their possibilities.
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Who is this ‘I’ one calls oneself? My teacher recently said to us, “Remember, anything that says ‘I’ is not you.” When first reading about the division into ‘I’ and ‘David’, I did not understand it exactly. Fortunately, it was clear what we were to avoid. When we begin the work, the tendency is to […]
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