Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter

Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter

Share this post

Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter
Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter
Worthy of the Dog
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Worthy of the Dog

Lee van Laer's avatar
Lee van Laer
Jan 13, 2022
∙ Paid

Share this post

Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter
Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter
Worthy of the Dog
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

Sunrise, Piermont Marsh, June 2 2021


June 3, continued

We had a disagreement about getting a dog. 

This got me to thinking about dogs and what they represent.

Dogs are traditionally used to indicate creatures of a lower order, that think only of their own urges and yap and growl and bark. Gurdjieff likens us to a village filled with dogs and remarks that ou…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Lee van Laer
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More