G.I. Gurdjieff: A Short Introduction

One of the most seminally important and enigmatic spiritual figures of the twentieth century was Greek-Armenian philosopher G.I. Gurdjieff (1866–1949). His essential teaching is that man lives in a state of sleep — not metaphorically but actually. Human existence, the teacher observed, is not only passed in sleep but man himself is in pieces, at the passive bidding of his three brains or centers: thinking, emotional, and physical, all of which function in disunity leaving a “man-machine” incapable of authentic activity. <a href="https://mitch-horowitz-nyc.medium.com/g-i-gurdjieff-a-short-introduction-ee0bf73d01f4">Visit Now</a>