Author of quotes: George Gurdjieff

A person in a state of “waking sleep” is a machine controlled by external influences. He can't do anything. Everything happens to him. To do, one must be awakened.

I am Gurdjieff. I will not die.

Everyone has a soul, but a soul must be earned.

Telling the truth is the hardest thing in the world; and in order to tell the truth, you need to study for a long time and a lot. Desire alone is not enough here. To tell the truth, you need to know what truth is and what lies are - first of all, in yourself. And no one wants to know this.

The energy used for active internal work returns again, and that which is spent on passive work is spent forever.

The worse the living conditions, the higher the productivity, because you have to remember about your work.

Blessed is the one who has a soul, blessed is the one who does not have it, but woe (problems and sorrows) to those who have it in the bud.

When a person begins to recognize himself, he will see many things in himself that will horrify him. Until a person is horrified by himself, he knows nothing about himself.

For some, religion is the law, guide, direction. For others it's gendarme.

Love every breath.

Every cause produces its corresponding result.

If the creature is on the reasonableness of the above you should always bow before him and try to imitate him; if it is below you, to be fair, because you once occupied the same place in the gradation of intelligence.

We always use more energy than necessary; we tense unnecessary muscles; we let the thoughts revolve; we react with excessive force feelings. Relax your muscles, use only those. needed; hold back and not Express feelings when you don't want that. Do not affect external influence, for they are harmless by themselves; that we allow ourselves to feel offended.

If a person has common sense and logic, any action can change his mind and "will".