Oneness Is Our Greatest FearThe nature of all phenomena is inherently tranquil, so the Buddhist sutras tell us, and yet this is a tranquillity that we very rarely…4d ago4d ago
Psychological BootstrappingWherever there is purposeful activity there is a self, there is an ego. Were it not for the purposeful activity, there could not be a self…Jun 9Jun 9
Loyalty To The ImageThe rational identity assumes a framework (a context) and then it makes tautologically true statements within this framework. It conceives…Jun 4Jun 4
Freedom Is Taken, Never Given‘Freedom is taken, never given’, says Gurdjieff (or something to that effect). If there is one who controls us, rules us, regulates us…May 30May 30
When Winning Means LosingWe can go along with what happens, but we can’t predict what will happen. We can’t know what is going to happen before it happens. This…May 26May 26
Technical Knowledge Is The Lower Analogue Of WisdomTechnical knowledge is the ‘lower analogue’ of wisdom. In this high-tech world of ours (which we adulate so much) it’s all about technical…May 24May 24
Following Rules In The MCVRPsychological growth can’t be forced, the expansion of consciousness — as it used to be called — can’t be done ‘to order’. That’s just not…May 20May 20
The Law of NullificationWhen we act out of the External Authority (rather than acting out of our own unprovable, unverifiable but also quite irreplaceable sense of…May 11May 11
Respect For The DevilThe conditioned life — which very much tends to be the only life we know — is lacking in something that is absolutely crucial to our…May 5May 5
The Habit of YourselfHow do we avoid becoming the habit of ourselves? This is the unseen danger, the danger no one ever talks about, the danger no one ever…Apr 27Apr 27
