In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching
About This Book
Though attributed to Gurdjieff in Patriji's list, this landmark work was actually written by Ouspensky — his account of his years studying with Gurdjieff from 1915 to 1918. It is the clearest, most accessible, and most systematic exposition of the Fourth Way teaching ever written — covering the Ray of Creation, the Law of Three, the Law of Seven, the food diagram, self-remembering, the centers of the human being, and the specific conditions required for genuine inner development. No serious student of Gurdjieff can afford to miss this book.
What You'll Learn
Self-remembering — the simultaneous awareness of oneself as observer and of the external world being observed — is the most fundamental practice of the Fourth Way; without it, no genuine inner work is possible because there is no one present to do the work. The Law of Seven explains why all processes deviate from their initial direction — why good intentions produce unexpected results, why revolutions become what they overthrew — and shows what is needed to counteract this universal tendency. Essence (the authentic self beneath conditioning) and personality (the social mask built on top of it) must be distinguished and worked with separately — a process that most spiritual teachings conflate to their detriment.
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