Quotes from G. I. Gurdjieff

What you call the subconscious, is in my opinion the real human consciousness.

A Teleoghinoora is a materialized idea or thought which after its arising exists almost eternally in the atmosphere of that planet on which it arises.

Faith of consciousness is freedom Faith of feeling is weakness Faith of body is stupidity. Love of consciousness evokes the same in response Love of feeling evokes the opposite Love of body depends only on type and polarity. Hope of consciousness is strength Hope of feeling is slavery Hope of body is disease.

Would a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.

The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.

Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.

Consciousness is a state in which a man knows all at once everything that he in general knows and in which he can see how little he does know and how many contradictions there are in what he knows.

It is very difficult also to sacrifice one's suffering. A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.

Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.

Personality in man is what is "not his own" . . . what come from outside, what he has learned, or reflects, all traces of exterior impressions left in the memory.

One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment - only you must first realize this.

He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.

If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.