Quotations on the Subject of Being
The line of being is the accumulated effect of efforts to awaken, the ability to be the words, i.e., to put theories of the system into practice, not just to know them. – Robert Burton
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What does the Fourth Way mean by “being” — as opposed to knowledge — and “level of being”? What are the different states that correspond to different levels of being?
Levels of Work – Steps in Separation
These, then, are five ways to work with a ‘negative’ situation: (1) to change the situation; (2) to change the machine’s reaction to the situation; (3) to separate from the situation; (4) to separate from oneself; and (5) to turn the focus of one’s attention toward something higher. They do not replace each other but rather build on one another.
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Transformation & Change of Being
How can we use suffering and what is transformation of suffering? Stir up the fire and put the heart on the coals. ~ Mayan Texts As many teachings suggest, suffering is inevitable in human life. The Fourth Way teacher, Maurice Nicoll, once wrote, “Life is a pain factory.” Fourth Way writers speak of various forms of […]
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