The Fourth Way and Esoteric Traditions
I quite enjoy one of Mahler’s songs, set to a poem by Friedrich Rückert, “Ich bin von die Welt abhanden gekommen,” or “I am lost to the world.” The piece begins with a beautiful and haunting English horn solo against a background of woodwind and harp, followed by strings. Lost to the world – an […]
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How can we utilize the law of octaves to help continue progressing in our work to awaken? Movement forward also requires rest, where new shocks can enter. “Life is a movement and a rest.” – Gospel of Thomas Motion and Repose in Spiritual Life The word movement comes from the Latin, movere; “to move, set in motion.” […]
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A Fourth Way author muses on this work of sharing the light and the creation of a new foundation for our presence. What is it then between us?What is the count of the scores or hundreds of years between us?Whatever it is, it avails not—distance avails not, and place avails not…. – Walt Whitman Yes, what […]
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Part of self-observation is coming to recognize sleep, first of all in ourselves. Sleep means living in our imagination and our day dreams – a subjective world. However, when we remember ourselves for a moment, we temporarily step out of sleep. “Man is a machine, everything with him happens: he cannot stop the flow of […]
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What inner conflict we can expect to experience when we begin to work on ourselves with an aim to unify our state? “Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.” – Gurdjieff Is Awakening Harmonious? When we hear about […]
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An Apollo Walk Apollo is the name of the place my school has created. In almost fifty years, we have transformed a rude environment, adding roads, gardens, palm trees and roses, buildings and fountains—even a Greek-style theater. But all this is only external. More importantly, we have transformed ourselves and created a society worthy of […]
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– What do we have of human knowledge and divine knowledge? “Chickens cackle and dogs bark — This is what men know. Although they may have great knowledge, They cannot explain whence they have evolved. Nor can they surmise with ideas what they will become.” – Chuang Tzu Such is human knowledge. For awakening, we need […]
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What is Simplicity? The ancient masters were subtle, mysterious, profound, responsive. The depth of their knowledge is unfathomable. Because it is unfathomable, All we can do is describe their appearance. Watchful, like men crossing a winter stream. Alert, like men aware of danger. Courteous, like visiting guests. Yielding like ice about to melt. Simple, like […]
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What is essence? – Essence is the real part of one and is often compared to a child within. While it is childlike, it is not childish. Young children have this state. Essence includes our type and center of gravity. Ouspensky says it includes the structure and capacities of the lower centers, while the contents […]
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