
A Biographical Sketch Of Gurdjieff -- An Overview Of Gurdjieff's Ideas -- Gurdjieff And The Mystical Tradition -- The Russian Years -- Gurdjieff To The Early 1930s -- The First Series: Beelzebub's Tales To His Grandson (3,269 Words) -- The Soil Preparing Exercise From The Third Series -- The First Assisting Exercise From The Third Series -- The Second Assisting Exercise From The Third Series -- Gurdjieff In The Late 1930s (6,258 Words) -- Exercises From The Transcripts Of 1941-1946 -- The Reality Of Being -- The Four Ideals Exercise -- The Lord Have Mercy Exercises -- The Color Spectrum Exercise -- The Clear Impressions Exercise -- The Preparation -- Gurdjieff's Two Last Exercises. Joseph Azize. Includes Bibliographical References. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
This work investigates the practical application of G.I. Gurdjieff’s esoteric teachings through a detailed analysis of his biographical history and specific contemplative exercises. Joseph Azize, a scholar of Gurdjieff’s work, synthesizes historical documentation with the technical instructions found in Gurdjieff’s writings and transcripts. The book argues that Gurdjieff’s system is not merely theoretical but requires rigorous, structured practice to achieve the state of being he described.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts recognize this text as a specialized resource for practitioners and scholars interested in the technical mechanics of Gurdjieff’s exercises. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which assumes a baseline familiarity with the author's primary source materials.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190064102
ISBN-13:
9780190064105
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