The Gurdjieff Teaching
When:
Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018 7:30p -
9:00p
Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018 7:30p -
9:00p
Where:
First Parish Church of Cambridge
3 Church Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Meetup, Social Good
Event website:
gurdjieffsocietymass.org
Fall Series: Ways and Means toward Awakening
Gurdjieff’s aim was to help human beings awaken to the meaning of our existence and to the efforts we must make to realize that meaning in the midst of the lives we have been given. As in every authentic spiritual tradition — from the great religions to the traditions of indigenous peoples — specific methods and perspectives embody the teaching, sustain it, and transfer it from generation to generation.
The Gurdjieff teaching is rich in method, rich in oral teachings that illuminate method. Through varied forms of work, uniting method and insight, participants may discover a finer inner world and a new relationship with the external world. A new, more awakened way to be in life.
Senior members of the Society will discuss methods which, for more than a century, have been practiced in the Gurdjieff Work — sittings, group meetings, study of the literature, the Movements or Sacred Dances, work with the Gurdjieff/de Hartmann music, and participation in teams focused on a wide range of activities, from crafts and cooking to house maintenance and much else. It is all practice — practice shared with others equally concerned to develop presence and conscience in the only way possible: step by step, from week to week, learning the marvelous intricacies and unknown depths of human nature.
Wednesday, October 10, 7:30 pm -- Music and Craft as Ways of Working
