In Search of the Miraculous

Posted on 23 October 2017 by P.D. Ouspensky

A new edition of the groundbreaking spiritual treasure, with a foreword by bestselling author Marianne Williamson.Since its original publication in 1949, In Search of the Miraculous has been hailed as the most valuable and reliable documentation of G I Gurdjieff s thoughts and universal view This historic and influential work is considered by many to be a primer of mystical thought as expressed through the Work, a combination of Eastern philosophies that had for centuries been passed on orally from teacher to student Gurdjieff s goal, to introduce the Work to the West, attracted many students, among them Ouspensky, an established mathematician, journalist, and, with the publication of In Search of the Miraculous, an eloquent and persuasive proselyte.Ouspensky describes Gurdjieff s teachings in fascinating and accessible detail, providing what has proven to be a stellar introduction to the universal view of both student and teacher It goes without saying that In Search of the Miraculous has inspired great thinkers and writers of ensuing spiritual movements, including Marianne Williamson, the highly acclaimed author of A Return to Love and Illuminata In a new and never before published foreword, Williamson shares the influence of Ouspensky s book and Gurdjieff s teachings on the New Thought movement and her own life, providing a contemporary look at an already timeless classic. New Read eBook In Search of the Miraculous by P.D. Ouspensky – kino-fada.fr This is another book that totally changed the way I view the world I read it over a period of 2 or 3 years I would read a paragraph or two at a time, or sometimes a few pages, and then try to digest it In this book, Ouspensky meets up with Gurdjieff, a self professed esoteric teacher There is a good deal of debate as to whether or not the latter was an authentic teacher or a charlatan It seems he was some of both and Ouspensky broke with him in the end It also seems that Gurdjieff got most This is another book that totally changed the way I view the world I read it over a period of 2 or 3 years I would read a paragraph or two at a time, or sometimes a few pages, and then try to digest it In this book, Ouspensky meets up with Gurdjieff, a self professed esoteric teacher There is a good deal of debate as to whether or not the latter was an authentic teacher or a charlatan It seems he was some of both and Ouspensky broke with him in the end It also seems that Gurdjieff got most of his teachings from the Sufis Nonetheless, I find him and his teachings quite fascinating One doesn t have to become a true believer to benefit from some of the amazing concepts put forth in The Fourth Way, the system of conscious evolution he espoused T...Having read just about everything written by or about Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Collin, Orage, Nicoll, and countless disciples, spin offs, Sufis, etc., etc., and having been drawn by them into spending years in a Gurdjieff school, and being familiar with the traditions on which the Gurdjieff approach was based, I take a lot of the fourth way material with a large grain of salt The core of the work is a powerful methodology, but noso than, say, vipassana, zen, dzogchen or other solid, me Having read just about everything written by or about Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Collin, Orage, Nicoll, and countless disciples, spin offs, Sufis, etc., etc., and having been drawn by them into spending years in a Gurdjieff school, and being familiar with the traditions on which the Gurdjieff approach was based, I take a lot of the fourth way material with a large grain of salt The core of the work is a powerful methodology, but noso than, say, vipassana, zen, dzogchen or other solid, meditation based tradition There is nothing about the fourth way that is anyesoteric than these other traditions that s right, nothing The biggest difference is that Gurdjieff left behind a legacy of fraudulent teachers and cults, whereas there are many Buddhist and other groups that are reliable Certainly, Buddhist and other groups, being made up of people, have their flaws, and ...Way too much esoteric stuff for my tastes Some paragraphs were interesting, but the rest became a diagonal read I would suggest Charles Tart s Waking Up , which sums up the essence of G s awakening methods most prominently self observation and self remembering , if you want to get practical.This book is a treasure trove for anyone wishing to knowabout the Gurdjieff work My copy of it is littered with underlined sentences, enneagrams, scribbled notes on will, being and function, and notes on octaves and self observation Is this an easy read Easier than Gurdjieff, certainly, but so jam packed with useful information, that it needs to b...The first half of this book is very readable, straightforward, engaging and practical Initially there were very few far out claims, and I felt they were meant to be taken metaphorically For instance, the idea that war is caused by the uncomfortable proximity of certain planets at certain times seems t...This is the most dangerous book you will ever read if your world is filled with sacred old ideas you have never questioned A masterpiece I am still reading it after twenty years.An excellent introduction to the teachings of G I Gurdjieff Fascinating, thorough, engaging and readable but these traits are secondary.To those interested in esoteric traditions, this book should be considered an account of one man s crash course in the teachings that underlie the others If you re into this sort of thing, this book will likely take a position of strong influence on your perception from here on Gurdjieff was a practical man, likely a Sufi master His teachings sidestepped An excellent introduction to the teachings of G I Gurdjieff Fascinating, thorough, engaging and readable but these traits are secondary.To those interested in esoteric traditions, this book should be considered an account of one man s crash course in the teachings that underlie the others If you re into this sort of thing, this book will likely take a position of strong influence on your perception from here on Gurdjieff was a practical man, likely a Sufi master His teachings sidestepped the symbols and mysticism of ancient esoteric initiation systems, in favor of a direct approach that could perhaps be described as cosmic atomic psychology Ouspensky, an independent thi...One of the most valuable books I ve ever read, multiple times A must for anyone even remotely interested in the Fourth Way.I first must apologize I didn t finish reading this book For that reason I hesitated to offer a review, but I feel obligated to do so anyway.The reason I failed to finish this book believe me, I tried several times is that it was an immense disappointment At every turn it was disappointing And I originally picked it up after discovering what I described as the most important book I have ever read, P D Ouspensky s Tertium Organum Another reader referred me to this as his recommended seco I first must apologize I didn t finish reading this book For that reason I ...This book is a good introduction to Gurdjieff s teachings, presented in a clear and understandable way by the author, who was a student of Gurdjieff himself from 1915 to 1924 Interspersed with this are some interesting personal observations of how Gurdjieff conducted his practice and any special effects of the teachings that the student Ouspensky experienced which is very little Ouspensky appears at first attractively somewhat on the side of scepticism rather than blind faith, and seems hone This book is a good introduction to Gurdjieff s teachings, presented in a clear and understandable way by the author, who was a student of Gurdjieff himself from...

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23 October 2017

P.D. Ouspensky