Robert Earl Burton Archives - Fourth Way Today

The Transformation of Impressions

When one truly takes in an impression by being present to it, the transformation of energy given by the impression becomes nourishment for the higher self.

by The Editors

Quotations on Impressions

Our end is to follow the gods. And the essence of good consists in the proper use of impressions. So, make a practice at once of saying to every strong impression: ‘An impression is all you are, not the source of the impression.’ Then test and assess it with your criteria, but particularly one. Ask, […]

by William Page

Impressions and Sanskaras

Human actions are based upon the operation of the impressions stored in the mind through previous experiences. Every thought, emotion, and act are grounded in groups of impressions that, when considered objectively, are seen to be modifications of the mind. ~ Meher Baba (Discourses) In a broad way we can measure our efforts for self-remembering and […]

by Rowena Taylor

Memory and Impressions

Transformation of suffering is called the ‘second conscious shock’ in the Fourth Way. Some call it advanced work. It is a magical opportunity to break down the results of the incoming impression into finer fuel, higher hydrogens, that teach us about the nature of reality.

by GIacomo Bardazzi

Conscious Looking

I went to see a museum yesterday with other students. Looking at art is a practical way my school uses to attend oneself, to be present. There are different views on this. One is that art educates us by intentionally looking at images that contain certain higher hydrogens. Ancient art, to a certain extent, seems […]

by Klaus Labuttis

Love – A dramatic play

As George Gurdjieff pointed out, the first step in our journey of self-improvement and love is observing ourselves without the urge to change what we see.

by The Editors

Quotations on the Way of Love

The way of love is slower, but more certain than the way of denial. Robert Burton When we have attained love, we have reached God, and our journey is over. Philokalia Where there is love, there is Oneness and, in complete Oneness, the Infinite is realized completely at all times and in every sphere of […]

by Dhruvi Chavda

Reality is Here

So many paths, all of which bring us to one reality. Reality is not near, it is here. Reality is when our physical existence merges with our higher centers and higher forces. It has no opposite; there is only one reality. Everything coexists in reality without any opposition. Reality and consciousness are no different. When […]

by David Tuttle and Elisa Eidner

This Magic Moment

We cannot perceive reality due to the wall of imagination, the endless turning of thoughts in our mind. To connect with reality, we need to change our state of consciousness.

by The Editors

Quotations on Reality

When a man begins to be aware, in a dream, that he is asleep and that what he sees is a dream, he awakes. In the same way, a soul, when it begins to realize that all visible life is but a dream, approaches awakening.