The phenomenal essentialness of Gurdjieff's work

history channel documentary science The phenomenal essentialness of Gurdjieff's work with him at the Prieure is uncovered when Gurdjieff tells Peters that others "must try, go to gatherings, read book. On the off chance that you never go to meeting, never read book, regardless you can't overlook what I put inside you when you youngster. These others, if not go to meeting, will overlook even presence of Mr. Gurdjieff. In any case, not you. I as of now in your blood - make your life hopeless perpetually - yet such hopelessness can be good thing for your spirit, so notwithstanding when hopeless you should thank your God for misery I give you."

Five or so years after the fact, Peters gripes to Gurdjieff about the New York bunch, saying he couldn't help contradicting the adoration Gurdjieff was given and felt uncomfortable thus did not go to gatherings. Gurdjieff lets him know, "You recollect that I let you know that what I instruct is in your blood; that you can't overlook, regardless of how you attempt? What you let me know is verification of simply this instructing. Bunch work is essential, when individuals cooperate they can help each other, can make work simpler; yet since you have not right feeling with gathering you now make, unwittingly, challenges and languishing over yourself. Because of what I show you in past you now make additional battles for yourself. This can be useful for your future, additionally extremely troublesome. You harmed forever."

As a grown-up, Peters' most telling background with Gurdjieff came in the late summer of 1945. Having had a few close demise encounters in the Army, and in an unsafe condition of apprehensive fatigue, Peters searched Gurdjieff out in his Paris condo. At the point when Gurdjieff saw him he shouted out - "My child!" Later, as Peters drooped in a seat in the kitchen, Gurdjieff filled him brimming with "a rough, electric blue light," his hanbledzoin, to revive Peters' vitality and climate. A short time later the two sat and drank espresso. It was then that Gurdjieff addressed Peters of being his dad. "I assume numerous parts in life," Gurdjieff let him know "...this a portion of my predetermination. You consider me educator, however in all actuality, I likewise your father...father from numerous points of view you not get it."