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Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide

How Changing the Way We React to Misplacing our Keys can Transform our Lives

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Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide

By: Gil Friedman
Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
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About this listen

Are you ready for self-transformation? Many spiritual teachers promise transformation, but Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff delivers.

Gurdjieff (1872-1949) was born in Alexandropol on the border of Russia and Turkey. Gurdjieff's teachings contain many concepts that, taken together, are referred to as the Work. The idea behind the Work is that our first birth is our physical body, which is all we need to get through life. But we are capable of developing into something higher; just as an acorn can stay an acorn and die or develop into an oak tree, we can develop into something higher. Gurdjieff offers a radically original vision of man and his potential for self-development.

Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide: How Changing the Way We React to Misplacing Our Keys Can Transform Our Lives is a beginning guide to the teachings of Gurdjieff. Practical and eminently easy to listen to, it leads the listener through some of the main concepts necessary for self-transformation.

©2011 Gil Friedman (P)2013 Gil Friedman Spirituality

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Beautifully written. Author knows their subject. Epecially well narrated. Enjoyable to return to, again and again.

Brilliant Primer

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Starting my Mr. G journey it helped me to have a better understanding of the ideas. Thank you

Great listen

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Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! A must listen for those who want to know themselves! Clear and easy to understand interpretation on Gurdjieff’s ‘philosophy’.

Enlightening

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This is a clear and accessible introduction to Gurdjieff's system which I really enjoyed listening to. The author manages to explain the main ideas in a straight forward way, and yet still convey their depth and complexity. It seems to be a good springboard and preparation for further reading about Gurdjieff. This book does not delve into anything in depth, but indicates where there is much more to be studied and even recommends ways of doing this, including some more books to read.

A clear overview

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Appreciated the honest and transparent interpretation of Gurdjieff's work. Gil goes to great lengths to emphasise the potential limitations in his understanding. I appreciated his illustrations and personsl accounts, really helpful. An excellent book that encourages me to explore more, including the work of Maurice Nicholl. Thanks to the author.

First exploration of Gurdjieff

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