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Gurdjieff  [ˈɡɛːdjɛf] play
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WHAT DOES GURDJIEFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

George Gurdjieff

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, also commonly referred to as Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff and G. I. Gurdjieff, was an influential spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century who taught that most humans live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. Gurdjieff developed a method for doing so, calling his discipline "The Work" or "the Method". According to his principles and instructions, Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness is different from that of the fakir, monk or yogi, so his discipline is also called the "Fourth Way". At one point, he described his teaching as being "esoteric Christianity". At different times in his life, Gurdjieff formed and closed various schools around the world to teach The Work. He claimed that the teachings he brought to the West from his own experiences and early travels expressed the truth found in ancient religions and wisdom teachings relating to self-awareness in people's daily lives and humanity's place in the universe.

Definition of Gurdjieff in the English dictionary

The definition of Gurdjieff in the dictionary is Georgei Ivanovitch. ?1877–1949, Russian mystic: founded a teaching centre in Paris.

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Gergiev
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Ignatiev
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Ipatieff
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GURDJIEFF»

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Gurdjieff
In Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas, the acclaimed novelist John Shirley-one of the founders of the cyberpunk genre-presents a lively, reliable explanation of how to approach the sage and his ideas.
John Shirley, 2004
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Gurdjieff: The Key Concepts
A comprehensive list of all the Gurdjieff and Gurdjieff-derived teachings would require its own separate volume, or maybe several volumes. However, this appendix gives the names of some of the Gurdjieff Foundations that teach the Work, and ...
Sophia Wellbeloved, 2013
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Gurdjieff: The Anatomy of a Myth : a Biography
First major biography of this true revolutionary thinker. A masterful work offering remarkable scholarship, insight, and humor.
James Moore, 1991
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Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of Gurdjieff and ...
Reissued in hard cover, these five unedited commentaries are taken from the weekly lectures and talks Nicoll gave to his students in England and which were recorded verbatim; the sixth volume is an index produced by the Gurdjieff society ...
Maurice Nicoll, 1996
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Meetings with Remarkable Men
This is a book of lives, not doctrines, although readers will long value Gurdjieff’s accounts of conversations with sages. Meetings conveys a haunting sense of what it means to live fully—with conscience, with purpose, and with heart.
G. I. Gurdjieff, 1991
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Shadows of Heaven: Gurdjieff and Toomer
Shadows of Heaven focuses on the relationship between Gurdjieff and the poet-novelist Nathan Jean Toomer, from 1924 until Gurdjieff's death in 1949, as well as each man's relationship with Edith Annesley Taylor and her son Paul, the author ...
Paul Beekman Taylor, 1998
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The Three Dangerous Magi: Osho, Gurdjieff, Crowley
The Most Dangerous man since Jesus Christ, the Sex Guru, the Ambassador from Hell, the Black Devil of Ashkhabad, The King of Depravity, and the Wickedest Man in the World.
P. T. Mistlberger, 2010
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The Enneagram in the Writings of Gurdjieff
This book shows that Gurdjieff transmitted through his writings an understanding of the symbol that he chose not to divulge in his talks.
Richard J. Defouw, 2011
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Discovering Gurdjieff
"This book is very valuable. Today, there are too many books on the Work that are either deliberately impersonal and as a result are just a re-explaining of basic ideas which are already there in Ouspensky.
Dorothy Phillpotts, 2008
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Gurdjieff: A Very Great Enigma
A collection of lectures that provides important source material about the concepts taught by Gurdjieff. Empasis is placed on the essential practicality of the teachings.
John Godolphin Bennett, 1984

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Thursday Community Events
GURDJIEFF Reading and Discussion Group: Meets 7:15 p.m. on Thursdays. For more information, call 391-6780 or 485-7293. Lions Club: ... «Ukiah Daily Journal, Jul 15»
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Laura Marling Announces Auckland Show
An error occurred. Unable to execute Javascript. And here is the video for 'Gurdjieff's Daughter', taken from Short Movie. «Undertheradar, Jun 15»
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Dance of oneness: She moves in mysterious ways
To Dance of Oneness, I brought my experience and learning from Sufism and the sema, work of Gurdjieff and sacred movements as well as ... «Daily Sabah, Jun 15»
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My Spiritual Director Uses the Enneagram. What's Wrong with That?
Many different Gurdjieff study groups formed after his death, but one of the most influential is the Arica training (named for a city in northern ... «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
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From Curchorem to Cambridge | Goa NYOOOZ
He came across the philosophy of George Ivanovich Gurdjieff and found himself deeply impressed by his ideas. "It was like walking into ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
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'One Moment of Reality'
Mansfield entered the Gurdjieff Institute in mid-October, 1922. On the verge of literary celebrity, she was deeply unhappy in her marriage to the ... «Commonweal, Jun 15»
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Russell Page (left) and the Duke of Windsor at the Duke's summer …
Page believed a garden was an expression of spiritual perfection. In the 1930s he became a follower of the “spiritual teacher” George Gurdjieff ... «Financial Times, May 15»
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Gurdjieff Society Mounts Exhibitions on Harmonics
The “Harmonics of Unity” exhibition by the San Francisco Gurdjieff Society, held this month at two Potrero Hill locations, presents an overview of the interactions ... «The Potrero View, Apr 15»
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Full Reverb
She read—Whitman, Rilke, Yeats, Gurdjieff. “I was discovering a lot, but it wasn't a communal experience, which touring is and music is.”. «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
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Laura Marling lives the Californian lifestyle in 'Gurdjieff's Daughter …
Laura Marling has released the video for her latest single 'Gurdjieff's Daughter', following the release of her fifth album, 'Short Movie', last week ... «NME.com, Apr 15»

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