I would like to convey the impression I experienced while near him, the impression that emanated from him: the impression of a permanency. He was always quiet, contained, regardless of the circumstances, dramatic or otherwise—and there were many such—whether he was on his way to the market or remaining with his students, presiding at his […]
He (Gurdjieff) Was a Real Threat, by Michel de Salzmann Read More »
Oh, this garment of flesh,a temporary crèche for our soulsas we polish the jewelsof awareness. Beloved friend,you came and you wentfrom this earth plane,fearlessly dancing on the edgesof timelessness and time,quietly poisedon the molten ledgeswhere sanity unfoldsinto a multi-dimensionalspectrum. And:no one came and no one left.A thousand faces appearedand disappearedthrough the filters of others’perceptions and
It is ironic that the people who receive most of the world’s adulation are so busy living the unexamined life that they have no time to do authentic soul work. Politicians, actors, athletes, rock stars, the movers and shakers-they don’t take the time to walk the interior path. There’s little reason to suspect that many
“Men need a kind of baptism or initiation to set them on a spiritual path. This can take the form of a major failure, an overriding desire, or often a great wounding-physical, emotional, or psychological. We need to fall, to fail, and to jump into the mystery of our own existence, or we literally stay
Men’s Initiation into Authentic Self…Richard Rohr Read More »
I rarely think about my sobriety in terms of years. For me, celebrating 25 years of sobriety is about reflecting back on “trying to do the next right thing” for the past 9,125 days or, more honestly, for the past 219,000 hours. It also means staying humble and grateful that, with the help of countless
