G. I. Gurdjieff Quotes
"It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour."
- G. I. Gurdjieff
(Related: Mistake, Man)
"Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he "lives" his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy."
- G. I. Gurdjieff
(Related: Religion, Fantasy, Man, Philosophy)
"If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest."
- G. I. Gurdjieff
(Related: Faith, Friends, Want)
"Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books."
- G. I. Gurdjieff
(Related: Books, Ceremony, Value)
"A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering."
- G. I. Gurdjieff
(Related: Man, Suffering, Will)
"A "sin" is something which is not necessary."
- G. I. Gurdjieff
"In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him."
- G. I. Gurdjieff
(Related: Faith, Trust, Man)