The Fourth Way and Esoteric Traditions
Suffering can be real. [However,] when certain intense negative emotions come you can do only one thing: you must try to remember yourself. But for this you have to be prepared; it is quite a special thing. – P. D. Ouspensky, A Further Record Among the descriptions of the six processes in the works of Rodney Collin, he […]
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The following quotes on the six processes by Fourth Way authors P. D. Ouspensky and Rodney Collin describe the processes in terms of the combinations of forces that produce them. Quotes on the Six Processes by Rodney Collin The Process of Growth The process of growth is that which, on a universal scale, creates the […]
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How does one develop being, in a Fourth Way School? “Use your mentality, wake up to reality.” These are fine words from Cole Porter, but as the song goes, “I stop before I begin.” We have all verified that “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” Do We Wish to Work? Once one […]
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A Moderate Defense of Multiplicity The concepts of unity and multiplicity in the Fourth Way may seem in diametric opposition, with unity being the goal of our work, and multiplicity being the denying force, presented by the many ‘I’s. Buddhism casts a strong shadow of disapproval on multiplicity, contrasting the concept of maya, the world […]
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[In this English fairy tale of a master and his pupil, aspects of multiplicity and unity are shown to be a matter of life and death.] A Wizard of the North Country THERE was once a very learned man in the north country who knew all the languages under the sun, and who was acquainted […]
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Editor’s Note: In the Fourth Way today, how do we untie the Gordian knot of sleep? How can lower centers convey messages from higher states? And what role does objective art or music play in awakening? Objective Art, Beauty and the King of Hearts How does an artist use the various lower centers—instinctive, moving, emotional and […]
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Essence and Presence – What is presence, and how does it relate to essence? How do the Fourth Way and other traditions use these terms? From the Sufi Tradition – Zikar In Sufism, the word zikar means “remembrance of the Presence of God while losing oneself in a sacred experience.” Truly, it is the remembrance of a […]
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Little Firefly – To tell the story of Little Firefly, you must know that once upon a time, on the shores of a great lake, lived a hunter, a widower with three daughters. Every day when he went into the forest, the hunter would leave his daughters with instructions to clean the wigwam, repair his […]
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