Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter

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Gurdjieff was Wrong, part II

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Apr 24, 2021
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How can I dare to say that Gurdjieff was wrong? 

There is no daring here. The statement is objectively true. 

Gurdjieff was a human; and humans are fallible. The premise of Beelzebub’s Tales to his Grandson is that everyone, even angel and archangel, is fallible and makes mistakes. 

We don’t, however, need Gurdjieff’s book to tell us that people are wrong …

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