Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter

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Tuesday, April 16

Don't try to be yourself. Live within yourself.

We spend far too much time trying to be ourselves. Trying to be this, trying to be that. We're always either trying to be what someone else expects us to be, or what we expect ourselves to be.

We try to remember ourselves. We try to do exercises. And so on.

Again — don't try to be — live with…

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