Gurdjieff Legacy Bookstore

A direct student of Gurdjieff in the 1940s, Henriette Lannes was asked after his death by Madame de Salzmann to move to London to unite the four separate Work groups established there. For the next 30 years Mme Lannes lead what was to become the Gurdjieff Society of London. Here are 51 of her talks and selections from her meetings.

Solange Claustres first met Mr. Gurdjieff in 1941 during the German occupation of France. He soon put her in the position of leading Movements classes. His devoted student until his death in 1949, for over 60 years she has lived his teaching, and for many years has led her own Work groups in France. A rare and valuable book destined to take its place among the classics of the Gurdjieff teaching.

A series of lectures focusing on what Bennett takes to be the essential meaning of Beelzebub's Tales.

This single volume is comprised of a rich and diverse collection of gnostic texts in a translation allowing the spirit of the original texts to shine forth. Says the Library Journal, "The selection of texts ranges across two millennia and various cultures." Says Publishers Weekly, "This book may well be the most comprehensive collection of gnostic texts ever gathered in one volume."
Remaindered copies; good condition, with no underlining.

Roman Stoics of the imperial period developed a distinctive model of social ethics, one which adapted the ideal philosophical life to existing communities and everyday societal values. Examined is how philosophers such as Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Hierocles and Epictetus applied their distinct brand of social ethics to daily relations and responsibilities, creating an effective model of involvement and ethical behavior in the classical world.

A leading participant in the Theosophical movement, Rudolf Steiner tells of the movement's origins in spiritualism and somnambulism, and gives his version of the relationship between Theosophy and Anthroposophy.

Rare film footage, photographs, interviews and narration document Ramana Maharshi's life. It begins with his birthplace, the school he attended and then follows his path to the holy Arunachala Hill and the unique teachings of non-dualism of which he served as a singular and shining example.
DVD, 73 minutes.

Silent except for two newsreel soundtracks. Archival research booklet included. Films of Ramana Maharshi's devotees taken over the years at Sri Ramanasraman and the sacred hill of Arunachala. Among the devotees seen are Miss Ethel Merston, an early English student of Gurdjieff's and Guy Hague who is believed to be the model for Larry in Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge.
DVD, 65 minutes. Color and black & white.

Follows Gurdjieff's search for pre-sand Egypt beginning with the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, to Thebes and the Temple in Man and Karnak, to the Valley of the Kings, the Temples of Edfu and Abu Simbel, and into Ethiopia where he unexpectedly discovers the origin of the ancient teaching of The Fourth Way.
DVD and VHS—NTSC/PAL formats, color, 60 minutes.

This is the first time the Gurdjieff/de Hartmann music has been accompanied by the singing of Gurdjieff's prayers. Recorded live at two recitals in Washington, D.C. and in Baltimore, the prayers from Gurdjieff's Legominism All and Everything are sung to original music composed by Ms. Caporaso.

"Innovative and visionary. The prayer hymns are direct, unadorned and powerful, Nancy Caporaso's voice warm and resonant. Michael Dale's assured playing conveys a heartfelt affinity with the Gurdjieff music. Deeply vital music transmitted through the musicians with a special quality of attention that calls us to listen actively."
—Mary Ellen Korman, A Woman's Work

Noted pianist and composer Laurence Rosenthal offers his interpretation of 24 Gurdjieff/de Hartmann pieces which explore a range of feeling and levels of intent. Nearly 73 minutes of music move from grave ceremonial music to the light-hearted evocations of dances and folk songs of the many peoples Gurdjieff met in his search.

Rosenthal continues his exploration of the Gurdjieff/de Hartmann music in 25 pieces for piano.

So impressed was Margaret Flinsch when at seventeen years old she first heard a reading of Mr. Gurdjieff's book that she went to the Prieuré to see him and has been a student of the Work ever since. Completed in her 101st year, she made the recording because of her belief that "listening is the path to the subconscious mind." This set of four CDs in MP3 format contains the whole of Gurdjieff's magnum opus. The CDs can be played on a computer or other device equipped to handle the MP3 format. They cannot be played on an ordinary audio CD player.

The voices of seven speakers, four of whom were present at readings attended by Mr. Gurdjieff, pronounce each of the unusual words appearing in the First Series. Of the three remaining speakers, one spoke both Armenian and Persian as a child; another is fluent in English and Slovenian; and a third speaks only English. The CD-ROM plays on either a PC or MAC.

Dr. William Welch was a longtime student of Gurdjieff and a noted Fourth Way teacher. This project, the first of its kind, was begun in 1992 and lasted three years, two years before his death. This set of four CDs in MP3 format contains the whole of Gurdjieff's magnum opus. The CDs can be played on a computer or other device equipped to handle the MP3 format. They cannot be played on an ordinary audio CD player.