#44 Volume 11 Issue 4
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The Gurdjieff Journal™ |
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#44 Volume 11 Issue 4 |
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Swami Muktananda in America Part I |
Muktananda's first world tour to propagate his teaching was in 1970. The sponsor of the American part, Swami Rudrananda, or Rudi, had spent five years in the Gurdjieff Work. Muktananda finally relented to Rudi's insistent request to be a swami, and then the fireworks started. |
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In Search of the Soul Part III |
How did John Scotus Eriugena, Thomas Acquinas, Raymond Lull and Issac Luria view the soul? |
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Blood Sacrifice: Sacrificial Offering in Religious Practice Part II |
Though ancient in origin, blood sacrifice still persists. Why is this? |
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How Others Have Seen Mr. Gurdjieff Part V |
Students give their impressions; most riveting is Fritz Peters' report of Gurdjieff's curing his shell shock with a "blue light." |
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Working in the World: Faith, Reason & Unreason Part II |
Gurdjieff maintained that there is no essential difference between any of the great religions. |
| The Question of Rebirth | Everyone talks about "rebirth," but, according to Gurdjieff, we are yet to be born. |
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Book Review: The Illusion of Conscious Will by Daniel Wegner |
Using the currency of "scientific psychological" analysis, the author sees through "apparent mental causation" of conscious will, but not quite…. |
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Film Review: Little Children, Venus & Waitress |
Nietzsche famously talked about "the will to power." But what about "the will to live"? |