I really enjoyed the article. It reminds me of so many Hollywood films that I used to pine over. I could never understand why people just don't embrace this attraction - it used to mean so much to me but now I am rather jaded to even think it exists for me anymore. Nonetheless I have noticed men do this a lot - they get attracted to a woman and brush her off easily to regret it forever more and carry it through their lives rather than as you said, behold the now. And often we have wonderful people right in front of us but we bypass them looking at the grass on the other side.
I credit Gurdjieff and Ouspensky with my first red-pill back in the early 70's, swallowed smoothly with a mixed chaser of meditation and Jane Roberts. Yep, that'll wake you up.
Yes, Gurdjieff's shock strategies were practical, taken from the Sufis. Some other teachers today, use a similar strategy. It does work, it breaks the thought identifications.
I really enjoyed the article. It reminds me of so many Hollywood films that I used to pine over. I could never understand why people just don't embrace this attraction - it used to mean so much to me but now I am rather jaded to even think it exists for me anymore. Nonetheless I have noticed men do this a lot - they get attracted to a woman and brush her off easily to regret it forever more and carry it through their lives rather than as you said, behold the now. And often we have wonderful people right in front of us but we bypass them looking at the grass on the other side.
great article I was so excited to see quote from Gurdjieff.
That is a great quote. I should look into his other works.
Like MC5 sang, baby, 😎 ya just gotta "Kick out the jams", yeah.
Great story Tom, thanks!
I was reading up last week on Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. All very interesting!
I credit Gurdjieff and Ouspensky with my first red-pill back in the early 70's, swallowed smoothly with a mixed chaser of meditation and Jane Roberts. Yep, that'll wake you up.
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Yes, Gurdjieff's shock strategies were practical, taken from the Sufis. Some other teachers today, use a similar strategy. It does work, it breaks the thought identifications.