Inner Being & Higher Consciousness

Weekly Work: FALSE PERSONALITY

2012-01-27T10:45:00.003-05:00

What is false personality?

2012-01-24T15:37:00.000-05:00

Prayer Flags - Tibet THE UNIVERSE IS A STAGE ON WHICH YOUR MIND DANCES WITH YOUR BODY, GUIDED BY YOUR HEART. ~ UNKNOWN

Weekly Work : Buffers

2012-01-23T11:51:00.000-05:00

Weekly Work 2012

Observing a Lie

2012-01-19T12:11:00.009-05:00

Evolution Series #13 ©2008 ~ L. Lopez Well, here's an interesting start to the work year. After our conversation today, I sent the following to a young woman I coach by telephone every morning. I sent it because she expressed an interest in the TV show Lie to Me. And, now that the touchy feely, ooey-gooey "loving" and "caring" feelings of the "holidays" are behind us, I am sharing part of

I AM

2012-01-16T18:04:00.010-05:00

I AM Not the "story" of me.

"The 13th"

2012-01-10T13:04:00.011-05:00

To Mr. Gurdjieff ~*~With eternal gratitude "The 13th" (of January) is the date people of the Work gather together all around the world, en mass, to honor Gurdjieff. We celebrate his life, and remarkable deeds and works for humanity. ~*~ "Man lives his life in sleep, and in sleep he dies. As a result of this condition, each person perceives things from a completely subjective perspective.

Christmas, Nostalgia and Being

2011-12-16T08:28:00.006-05:00

“He was sitting on his divan and nodded as we filed past him and found places around the Christmas tree. He seemed rested.… He asked Canary [in later years, Gurdjieff customarily gave special names to his pupils] to put out all the lights and to plug in the contact that lit the tree. We sat in silence for several minutes. Then Gurdjieff said: “This I like. Such tree makes you quiet, peaceful

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-13T08:05:00.003-05:00

#12 "Mr. Ouspensky used to say: "I want examples, not theoretical talk. Give me a good example of self-observation or a moment of work on yourself, a moment of real effort consciously made."

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-12T19:12:00.002-05:00

#11 "Many people crystallize out in their negative emotions. I advise you to avoid such people."

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-10T11:34:00.001-05:00

#10 "If a person does not nourish Work 'I's' they become feeble and may even leave us forever."

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-09T15:25:00.000-05:00

Maurice Nicoll #9 "The object of self-observation, as it is said in the Work, is to let a ray of light into oneself. The next thing that is said is that when light is let in in this way many things begin to change of themselves. It is the light of consciousness that begins to change things. For this reason it is said in the Work that the light will cure us. Have you ever thought what it

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-08T09:49:00.002-05:00

#8 "We are surrounded by liberating ideas, whether we feel them or not."

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-07T09:56:00.003-05:00

#7 "All of you who are following the path of the Work, and have long ago understood that it is not something on the blackboard, will find that even the simplest sayings of the Work transform themselves into deeper and deeper meanings."

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-05T12:10:00.002-05:00

#6 "The object of the Work is to cleanse our lower centers, to clear them out, to open their windows, so that they can begin to transmit these ideas and directions coming from higher centers."

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-03T11:38:00.003-05:00

#5 "It has been said that to remember oneself one must have a sense of something superior to oneself. Self-Remembering is a lifting up of oneself to another set of influences."

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-12-02T12:01:00.004-05:00

#4 "This branch of the Work suffers terribly from lip-service . . . I must confess I am astonished by the inner insincerity of people who profess this Work."

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms : #3

2011-12-01T10:26:00.001-05:00

"Someone said, "I wish for self-mastery." Gurdjieff said at once that this was a real aim." ~ Maurice Nicoll

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms : #2

2011-11-30T12:37:00.004-05:00

"It is necessary to catch fire. It is necessary to see we are in the presence of something real - yes, real, but finely made, and very gentle, very delicate, and beautiful." ~ Maurice Nicoll

Maurice Nicoll: 12 Concise SuperWisdoms

2011-11-29T15:17:00.003-05:00

# 1) "Esoteric teaching is not an imaginary thing. It is the most real thing in the world - more real than a cheque, more real than a house, more real than another person."

BUY NOTHING DAY

2011-11-29T10:04:00.003-05:00

I just learned of Buy Nothing Day and thought it was such a good idea that I wanted to share it with you. Read my note at the end. "Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism. Typically celebrated the Friday after American Thanksgiving in North America and the following day internationally, in 2011 the dates are November 25 and 26 respectively. It was founded

SUPPORT WIKIPEDIA

2011-11-29T10:00:00.000-05:00

From Wikipedia programmer Brandon Harris

IMPRESSIONS

2011-11-25T13:17:00.003-05:00

"All the substances necessary for the maintenance of the life of the organism, for psychic work, for the higher functions of consciousness and the growth of the higher bodies, are produced by the organism from the food which enters it from outside "The human organism receives three kinds of food 1. The ordinary food we eat 2. The air we breathe 3. Our impressions "It is not difficult to agree

Gobble Gobble

2011-11-23T10:43:00.002-05:00

Gurdjieff told this story shortly before his death. I often wonder if he is talking about himself as an old man with regrets. It is an odd story as most of his stories are. Gobble, gobble.

Inner Work: Relaxation

2011-11-19T08:37:00.003-05:00

"Exercises in relaxing the muscles which we began to perform gave very interesting results to some of our company. Thus one of us was suddenly able to stop a bad neuralgic pain in his arm by relaxing his muscles. Then relaxation of the muscles had an immense significance in proper sleep and whoever did exercises in relaxation seriously very quickly noticed that his sleep became sounder and that

"You will see that in life you receive exactly what you give. ..."

2011-11-11T14:46:00.003-05:00

"You will see that in life you receive exactly what you give. Your life is the mirror of what you are. It is in your image. You are passive, blind, demanding. You take all, you accept all, without feeling any obligation. Your attitude toward the world and toward life is the attitude of one who has the right to make demands and to take, who has no need to pay or to earn. You believe

***NEW: QUESTIONS

2011-11-07T09:27:00.004-05:00

A new page for your questions. What is your "burning question" of the day?

Are You Aware of Yourself In Movement?

2011-11-04T10:14:00.005-04:00

Gurdjieff Movements demonstration, NY 1924 It was often noted that Gurdjieff moved like a cat. What was the significance of this observation? Can we know it in ourselves? Every day, from the moment we rise from bed to the moment we close our eyes to go to sleep we are in movement ~ and we are in movement in our sleep ~ internally and externally. Do we know this every moment of every

Submit Comments Here

2011-10-30T10:19:00.003-04:00

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Attitude and Body Language

2011-10-23T16:06:00.006-04:00

Your attitude and body language speak volumes about what you really think and feel; and you are more transparent than you realize. The reason so many people get by with lying all the time is that everyone agrees to go along for reasons of neediness or greed and far too many other reasons to list. I am constantly amused and often saddened by this reality when working with new people. I met

and again.... Negativity

2011-10-22T17:47:00.000-04:00

"The Emotional Centre is not born with a negative part — it should not be there, but it is acquired by the influence of people who are negative. By contact with adults a child learns to pity itself, to feel grievances, to speak crossly, to dwell on its misfortunes, to be melancholy, moody, irritable, suspicious, jealous, to hurt others, etc. This dreadful infection of a child is something

Searching for a New Home: The Search Is Over... For Now

2011-10-18T12:59:00.122-04:00

For now, another apartment has been found in another building here in the same complex I've been in for many years. I move next week. I say "for now" because this is a temporary move as I plan to continue to search for the perfect house for myself and for group work. I'll be paring down quite a bit as I am moving from a 1142sq' space to a 750sq' space on the ground floor. Last night I felt sad.

Searching For A New Home

2011-10-13T22:28:00.070-04:00

The Universe has pushed and pushed until I finally have to say "Uncle". It is time to move. There is a serious mold problem in my home due to 72 hours of tropical rains and a severe allergic reaction are making it a must. Being Florida, there always was mold here, but never as dangerous as it is now. The roof leaked during the recent nonstop deluge and now a rather nasty strain has been blown

Artwork: "The Evolution Series ~ 2008"

2011-10-07T12:14:00.007-04:00

In all there are 41 pieces in this series of drawings of individual and collective octaves. The series evolved as I intentionally tried to remain aware of each movement of the hand and practiced self observation for a designated period of time or during lulls in business each day while working as a receptionist in a very busy engineering office for several months. I was wishing to be consciously

About Truth

2011-10-05T11:54:00.001-04:00

"Not knowing how near the Truth is, People seek It far away, -- what a pity! They are like one who, in the midst of water, Cries imploringly for a drink of water, Or like the son of a rich man Who wanders away among the poor. ... Those who testify to the truth of the nature of the Self, Have found it by reflecting within themselves, And have gone beyond the realm of mere ideas. For them

... and in the end

2011-09-28T13:25:00.002-04:00

"... And in the end The love you take Is equal to the love you make." from the song ~"The End" on the Abbey Road Album by the Beatles

Alarm Clocks

2011-09-27T13:29:00.006-04:00

Automatic Alarm Wind Up Alarm There are as many alarm clocks as there are 'types'. At the beginning of Chapter 11 in ISOM Gurdjieff addresses the issues that block us from awakening consciously to being fully present. G: "There is a book of aphorisms which has never been published and probably will never be published [here G is speaking about an esoteric text he had learned of but which

COMMENTS

2011-09-24T16:11:00.001-04:00

I've received several emails/comments/questions in several languages I do not recognize. Please use an online translator to translate your comments and requests to English. Thank you L.

TODAY

2011-09-24T15:17:00.003-04:00

Today is today, not yesterday, not tomorrow. What is on the agenda for today? Can I Be completely where I am in any given moment today? Or will I be satisfied with being taken by the usual illusions and imaginings? What do I want in this moment, and this moment and this moment? I Wish to Be. Can I see what takes me at least? LL.

"Permanent truth and permanent falsehood can exist only for a permanent man" ~ G.I. Gurdjieff

2011-09-23T12:06:00.001-04:00

"Permanent truth and permanent falsehood can exist only for a permanent man. If a man himself continually changes, then for him truth and falsehood will also continually change. And if people are all in different states at every given moment, their conceptions of truth must be as varied as their conceptions of good. A man never notices how he begins to regard as true what yesterday he

BUFFERS

2011-09-18T12:05:00.001-04:00

ISOM: Ch IV " 'Buffer' is a term which requires special explanation. We know what buffers on railway carriages are. They are the contrivances which lessen the shock when carriages or trucks strike one another. If there were no buffers the shock of one carriage against another would be very unpleasant and dangerous. Buffers soften the results of these shocks and render them unnoticeable and

"The Business of Hybrid Fruit"

2011-09-16T10:31:00.005-04:00

"In today's world of "frankenfoods' I would think of hybridization as just that but it is not. Hybridization - cross pollination - has been going on for centuries with roses, etc. and it cannot be compared to the laboratory specimens that have their DNA mixed with completely different species such as mixing plant and fish.....UGH! That being said

Thank You

2011-09-09T14:06:00.009-04:00

"In this quiet solitude I hear my own emptiness. How precious it is, this Peace" ~ Laura Lopez

Listen

2011-08-25T20:43:00.002-04:00

"If you could really hear yourself and knew what you were saying you would be very surprised at how the truth comes out despite yourself. You must wake up and learn how to listen - to yourself as well as to others."

Mevlevi Dervishes - Sema Ceremony

2011-08-13T13:31:00.005-04:00

"The Sema represents a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through mind and love to "Perfect." Turning towards the truth, the follower grows through love, deserts his ego, finds the truth and arrives at the "Perfect." He then returns from this spiritual journey as a man who has reached maturity and a greater perfection, so as to love and to be of service to the whole of creation." -

The Door

2011-08-09T11:47:00.002-04:00

Photo: JColby “I sit here pondering this doorway in front of me, afraid to turn the knob and walk across the threshold. What is on the other side? I choose to find out. Choosing life and freedom, I turn the knob and walk in.” ~ LL. 2011

FORGETFULNESS

2011-08-05T23:49:00.002-04:00

In the ordinary scheme of our every days we forget so much. Why? We forget what we want, who we are, what we just said, our good intentions - why? No one seems to be "home". We are constantly distracted, bombarded every second of every day with thousands of outer 'things' vying for and catching our attention. Even if I am not actually looking at something, even if it is only in my

2011-07-29T09:24:00.001-04:00

Readings and Tasks have moved back to Page II COMMENTS

Stealing: Wisdom

2011-07-16T11:15:00.002-04:00

Listening to and repeating words of wisdom does not make you wise. True Being is not earned through taking words into your head brain and there associating and conceptualizing what you hear. True wisdom comes after you've put the ideas the words you speak about to clinical tests by verifying the ideas experientially - on the organic level - in your own life. No amount of head brain "thinking

Suffering

2011-07-02T07:28:00.000-04:00

“A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.” G.I. Gurdjieff

Forgiveness

2011-06-28T10:08:00.005-04:00

Forgiveness is not forgetfulness, especially where chronically repeating offenders are concerned; no grudges are held - no repeat are performances allowed. Remember YourselfAlways and Everywhere Be LoveBe GoodBE

2011-06-25T12:42:00.002-04:00

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." Albert Einstein

Inequity

2011-06-14T20:21:00.001-04:00

When there is no more of this, perhaps I can be happy about this. BE Awareness BE Peace BE Love

The Despicable & The Odious In The Light Of The Work

2011-05-30T12:28:00.006-04:00

Many years ago a dear friend of my husband was robbed, beaten and raped in her own home. This terrible crime and the anguish it caused both my husband and his friend triggered a great deal of confusion about what to do with the outrage and anger he felt. He took the conundrum to his group leader, Mrs. Lois Bry, a wonderful older woman who led his group in the early 80's. Her response was: "

Outside ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I'll meet you there. ~ Rumi

2011-05-10T10:51:00.002-04:00

In This Vast Silence

2011-05-10T09:42:00.006-04:00

In this vast SilenceYou attack your own illusion,A scuffle breaks out.Your Lies emit cacophonous vibrations,Echoing indelible images of your false i's. No one is fooled,Not even yourself. from Lalo The Snake Catcher, ©2008 ~ L. Lopez

Where am I in relation my work today?

2011-05-07T17:18:00.002-04:00

I picked up Life Is Real Only Then, When I AM (by G.I. Gurdjieff) this morning to look for some help before moving into my day of outer work around the house. As I started to leaf through the pages looking for the table of contents, the page fell open to the prologue which appeared to be speaking directly to the question I have:”Where am I in relation to my inner work today?” I thought I’d share

2011-05-03T18:27:00.003-04:00

"On the riverbank saints or thieves? You’ll know as soon as they talk. The character deep within comes out by the road of the mouth." ~ Kabir

a Mullah Nasruddin Tale

2011-04-22T17:56:00.004-04:00

It is inherent in any Nasruddin story that it may be understood at any of many levels - as a joke, a moral - or as something a "little extra" which can bring the consciousness of a potential mystic a little further along the way to Realization." "Once, the people of The City invited Mulla Nasruddin to deliver a khutba. When he got on the minbar (pulpit), he found the audience was not very

The Good Householder (Part III)

2011-04-14T18:07:00.002-04:00

“On another occasion in connection with the same question G said: “A good deal is incomprehensible to you because you do not take into account the meaning of some of the most simple words, for instance, you have never thought what to be serious means. “To have a serious attitude toward something.” Someone said. “That is exactly what everybody thinks, actually it is the reverse.” said G. “To have

Steadily Toward Home

2011-04-10T19:08:00.008-04:00

Freer and freer, Slowly Savoring each step To get the fullness of the flavor and the taste of the madness and sorrow 66 years in exile wrought. I move toward my WISH. Into FREEDOM. HEART FULL, I move toward Home And You, My Beloved of Beloveds. ~ LL 10 April 2011

The Good Householder: Part II

2011-04-07T13:29:00.000-04:00