Quote

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

G. I. Gurdjieff

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

G. I. Gurdjieff
Without
Function
Govern
Self
Awareness
Machine
Always
Understanding
Acceptance
Men
Working
Spirituality
Knowledge
Machines
Free
Slave
Spiritual
Discovery
Cannot
Remain
Functions

More quotes by G. I. Gurdjieff

Image
Only super-efforts count.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Wish' is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
The first fundamental law of the universe is the law of three forces, of three principles, or , as it is often called, the law of three. According to this law every action, every phenomenon in all worlds without exception, is the result of a simultaneous action of three forces- the positive, the negative, and the neutralizing.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
He who has gotten rid of the disease of tomorrow has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Love without knowledge is demonic.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
To know all, it is necessary to know very little but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself — only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Believe nothing, not even yourself.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Humanity is moving in a circle. The progress in mechanical things of the past hundred years has proceeded at the cost of losing many other things which perhaps were much more important for it.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Remember yourself always and everywhere.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
By teaching others you will learn yourself.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
Practice love on animals first they react better and more sensitively.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
If a sufficient number of people who wanted to stop war really did gather together, they would first of all begin by making war upon those who disagreed with them. And it is still more certain that they would make war on people who also want to stop wars but in another way.
G. I. Gurdjieff
Image
My way is to develop the hidden potentialities of man a way that is against Nature and against God.
G. I. Gurdjieff