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A Glorious Morning in the Desert

March 12, 2013 Glorious morning here in the desert! Just slightly cool fresh air under an immense blue sky filled with blazing light. After we (my wife, our dog, and I) returned from our walk, I fed...

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The Poet and the Poem

There is the poetry that people write, so important for culture and society, and there is the poetry that people live, in which no separation exists between poet and poem, and no more is needed than...

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Our “Do Not Disturb” Signs

Many of us hang “Do Not Disturb” signs around our minds and hearts. We close ourselves off to impressions that may shake us and help us think and feel and sense in new, more honest and vital ways. For...

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Rushing Through Your Life

Next time you catch yourself rushing through your day on the way some place other than where you are right now (and this can be a mental or emotional “rushing” as well as a physical one), sense your...

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There Is Much To Be Done

People frequently speak of passion, sometimes in a very dispassionate way. But I tell you now that, whatever your age, it is time to go after what you really want. Your time is not limitless, and our...

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Do You Practice Unhappiness?

Many of us practice unhappiness; we train ourselves to be unhappy. We slump, we frown, we judge, we criticize, we express anger, we hold our breath. And the more we do these things and identify with...

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Taking Sides in a Conflict

Sometimes you have to take sides! Remember, though, that when you do you create division. If division will help you solve the conflict confronting you, then, by all means, take sides. But if you know...

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My Presentation on Gurdjieff and Chi Nei Tsang in Russia

Some 20 years ago, during a visit to Russia, I was invited by the head of a team of consciousness researchers, scientists, medical doctors, and alternative healers at the Russian Medico-Military...

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Some Potential Dangers for Westerners of Advanced Pranayama Exercises

People who don’t breathe naturally, who, for example, carry unnecessary tension in their chests, backs, and bellies, face potential dangers when doing advanced pranayama exercises. People who practice...

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Stop Erasing: A Lesson In Conscious Living

I was in an art class with Mrs Nyland, Willem Nyland’s wife, at the San Francisco Gurdjieff Foundation many years ago. As I was drawing, not very well in my estimation, she came over to me and strongly...

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