The Fourth Way and Esoteric Traditions
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.
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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When we speak about our perceptions of objective reality, we typically can only describe our reaction or absence of reaction to it. In other words, objective reality is a stimulus, while subjective reality is a reaction to it.
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What can we really do to develop our consciousness? There are three basic ways in the practice of the Fourth Way that advance our “being” in parallel to our “knowledge.” In a balanced state, our being can conceive, withstand, and abide in certain higher vibrations of consciousness. This is achieved both through our essence and higher centers. I […]
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In the popular movie The Matrix, the character Morpheus says “What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then ‘real’ is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.” In his work, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, the English painter […]
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