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Author Archives: Asaf Braverman, California
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Sleep has degrees. In the deepest sleep, we are unaware of our sleep. Therefore, the beginning of awakening must be the realization of sleep. This realization throws a ray of light onto our inner world... read more
May 1, 2013
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What do you find when you try to be present for two minutes uninterruptedly? Can you see Māra increasing his resistance? Can you catch the emotions, thoughts and sensations of his army before they hinder you? read more
April 1, 2013
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Novelty awakens us. Peter Ouspensky verified this in his first experiments with self-remembering. He realized that he had occasionally remembered himself throughout his life, but unknowingly, infrequently and unintentionally... read more
March 1, 2013
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Gurdjieff likened awakening to escaping from prison. The prison is man’s own sleep, and the primary force that keeps him locked up is that he is oblivious of his own captivity. As long as man enjoys the chains and... read more
February 1, 2013
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Since waste was a common theme in the two previous posts, I would like to dedicate the next series of posts to stopping energy leaks... read more
January 3, 2013
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Man’s incompleteness was a recurring theme in Gurdjieff’s teaching. “Our starting point is that man does not know himself, that he is not,” he used to say, stressing that undeveloped man utilized only a fraction of his capacities and... read more
December 13, 2012
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I had put my hopes in the realm of psychology. If only I could better understand myself—I thought—I might understand everything else. Philosophy seemed too theoretical, science and metaphysics too impractical, mainstream spirituality too wishful. read more
November 15, 2012
