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A
man’s harmonic development takes place when his
knowledge grows proportionally to his being.
Theoretical knowledge is not enough to feed his
being.
Work on the line of being is a practical and
living experience; it's very different from the
study and research typical of the knowledge line.
These are two different and separate lines of
growth.
The
evolution of these two lines constitute what is
called " WORK ON OURSELVES".
WORK ON THE KNOWLEDGE
LINE
The growth of knowledge is
linked to the ideas Gurdjieff expounded and to the
theoretical knowledge of certain mechanisms to be
found in many ancient schools of thought. The more
we understand these ideas, the more easily we will
have a theoretical model as a reference for our
practical experimentation. The more we understand
what we have to do to develop our consciousness,
the more correct our practical application will
be. The lack of clear understanding often causes
incorrect, parasitical work. When our
theoretical preparation is clear, we'll be able to
start work on the being line.
WORK ON THE BEING
LINE
It's impossible to change our being without first
understanding how it is structured. The more we
know ourselves the more we will understand our
being. To know ourselves we have to observe
ourselves and this is the beginning of the work on
this line. But what does "developing our being"
mean? Developing our being means waking up, as our
main characteristic is the fact that we are asleep. If we
try to wake up we will change our being.
Developing our being also means creating unity,
not expressing negative emotions, observing,
studying negative emotions, trying not to identify
ourselves, avoiding useless talk. The purpose of
the work on our being is to acquire the ability to
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