Gurdjieff: mysticism, contemplation, and exercises
"This is the first analysis of all of Gurdjieff's published internal exercises, together with those taught by his students, George and Helen Adie. It includes a fresh biographical study of Gurdjieff, with ground-breaking observations on his relationships with P.D. Ouspensky and A.R. Orage...
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Contents Foreword by Professor Carole Cusack Acknowledgments xi xix PARTI: INTRODUCTORY Introduction 0.1 Aim and Thesis 0.2 Formal Definition ofthe Exercises 0.3 “Subjective” and Objective” Exercises 0.4 “Meditation,” “Contemplation,” “Mysticism,” and “Western Esotericism” 0.5 Preliminary Questions 0.6 Format 3 3 6 9 9 14 17 1. A Biographical Sketch of Gurdjieff 1.1 A Man with a Heritage but No Home 1.2 Gurdjieffto 1912 1.3 P. D. Ouspensky 1.4 Gurdjieff from 1912 to 1931 1.5 A. R. Orage and America 1.6 Gurdjieff from 1931 and de Salzmann 1.7 Summary 21 21 23 28 35 37 42 44 2. An Overview of Gurdjieff’s Ideas 2.1 An Overview of Gurdjieff’s System 2.2 Reality and Creation 2.3 Matter and Materiality 2.4 Gurdjieff’s Anthropology: The Centers 2.5 “Doing” and “Sleep” 2.6 “Self-Remembering” 2.7 The Food Factory and Diagram 2.8 Conscience 2.9 Duty and Suffering 2.10 Gurdjieff on Religion and Prayer 51 51 55 59 61 64 66 68 70 71 71 3. Gurdjieff and the Mystical Tradition 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Gurdjieff on Mysticism 81 81 81
viii CONTENTS 3.3 Gurdjieff and Neoplatonism 3.4 Gurdjieff, Mount Athos, the Philokalia, and The Way ofa Pilgrim 3.5 Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, and the Jesus Prayer 83 88 92 PART II: GURDJIEFF’S CONTEMPLATIVE EXERCISES 4. The Russian Years 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Ego Exercise 4.3 First Relaxation and Sensing Exercises 4.4 The Stop Exercise 4.5 Why Did Gurdjieff Initially Eschew Contemplative Exercises? 4.6 Gurdjieff’s Hesitations About Contemplative Exercises 4.7 Gurdjieff’s Reticence About Exercises 99 99 99 100 102 104 106 110 5. Gurdjieff to the Early 1930s 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Orage’s Psychological Exercises 5.3 Orage’s “On Dying Daily” 5.4 The Herald of Coming Good 5.5 Transformed-Contemplation 115 115 115 118 119 121 6. The First Series: Beelzebub’s Tales to his Grandson 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Aiëssirittoorassnian-Contemplation 6.3 The Genuine Being Duty Exercise 127 127 128 132 7. The Soil Preparing Exercise from the Third Series 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The Talks 7.3 The Soil Preparing Exercise 7.4 Conjectured Sources 137 137 139 140 145 8. The First Assisting Exercise from the Third Series 8.1 Introduction 8.2 The First Assisting Exercise 8.3 Subsequent Explanations 149 149 151 152 9. The Second Assisting Exercise from the Third Series 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The Second Assisting Exercise 9.3 Commentary 9.4 Possible Antecedent in the Philokalia 157 157 159 161 165
CONTENTS ІХ 10. Guřdjieff in the Late 1930s 10.1 Introduction 10.2 An Exercise Concerning Aim and Energy 10.3 “There Are Two Parts to Air” 10.4 Commentary on the Two Parts to Air Exercise 10.5 Hulme on the Exercises 10.6 “Make Strong! Not Easy Thing” 10.7 Commentary on “Make Strong! Not Easy Thing” 10.8 Review: Gurdjieff’s Transformed-Contemplation in 1939 171 171 172 173 175 178 178 180 182 11. Exercises from the Transcripts of 1941-1946 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Relaxation Exercises 11.3 A Simple Sensing Exercise 11.4 Exercises for the Body 11.5 Exercises for Three Centers 11.6 The Atmosphere Exercise 11.7 “I Am” Exercises 11.8 The Filling Up Exercise 11.9 The Web Exercise 11.10 An Exercise of “I Am,”Breathing, and External Considering 11.11 An Exercise for Active Reasoning 11.12 Aim and Decision 11.13 Counting Exercises: Improving on Orage 11.14 Miscellaneous Exercises and Allusions 187 187 190 191 192 193 194 196 199 200 202 204 206 207 208 PART III: EXERCISES FROM GURDJIEFF’S PUPILS 12. The Reality ofBeing 12.1 Introduction 12.2 The Reality ofBeing 12.3 An Exercise for Feeling 12.4 The “I, Me” Exercise 12.5 Continuity and Discontinuity 215 215 215 217 218 220 13. The Four Ideals Exercise 13.1 Introduction 13.2 The Four Ideals Exercise 13.3 Commentary on the Four Ideals Exercise 13.4 Development of the Exercise 229 229 231 233 234 14. The “Lord Have Mercy” Exercises 14.1 Introduction 14.2 “Lord Have Mercy” in The Reality ofBeing 241 241 242
X CONTENTS 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 The “Lord Have Mercy” Exercises Commentary on the “Lord Have Mercy” Exercise Helen Adie’s Version “Lord Have Mercy” and Gurdjieff’s Sources 245 247 248 249 15. The Color Spectrum Exercise 15.1 Introduction 15.2 GurdjiefFon Color in Life Is Real 15.3 The Color Spectrum Exercise 15.4 Commentary on the Color Spectrum Exercise 253 253 253 254 257 16. The Clear Impressions Exercise 16.1 Introduction 16.2 The Clear Impressions Exercise 16.3 Commentary on the Clear Impressions Exercise 261 261 261 265 17. The Preparation 17.1 Introduction 17.2 A Preparation by Helen Adie 17.3 Commentary on the Preparation by Helen Adie 17.4 A Preparation by George Adie 17.5 Commentary on the Preparation by George Adie 17.6 The Purpose of the Preparation 17.7 The Details of the Preparation: Time and Posture 17.8 Willpower and Transformation 271 271 273 276 279 283 288 289 290 18. Gurdjieff’s Last Exercises 18.1 Introduction 18.2 The Last Exercise Given to Claustres 18.3 The Last Exercise Given to the Adies 18.4 The Form and Purpose of Gurdjieff’s Contemplative Exercises 18.5 Gurdjieff’s Sources for His Contemplative Exercises 18.6 GurdjiefFand Transformed-Contemplation 295 295 295 296 297 300 303 Bibliography Index 307 317 |
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Contents Foreword by Professor Carole Cusack Acknowledgments xi xix PARTI: INTRODUCTORY Introduction 0.1 Aim and Thesis 0.2 Formal Definition ofthe Exercises 0.3 “Subjective” and Objective” Exercises 0.4 “Meditation,” “Contemplation,” “Mysticism,” and “Western Esotericism” 0.5 Preliminary Questions 0.6 Format 3 3 6 9 9 14 17 1. A Biographical Sketch of Gurdjieff 1.1 A Man with a Heritage but No Home 1.2 Gurdjieffto 1912 1.3 P. D. Ouspensky 1.4 Gurdjieff from 1912 to 1931 1.5 A. R. Orage and America 1.6 Gurdjieff from 1931 and de Salzmann 1.7 Summary 21 21 23 28 35 37 42 44 2. An Overview of Gurdjieff’s Ideas 2.1 An Overview of Gurdjieff’s System 2.2 Reality and Creation 2.3 Matter and Materiality 2.4 Gurdjieff’s Anthropology: The Centers 2.5 “Doing” and “Sleep” 2.6 “Self-Remembering” 2.7 The Food Factory and Diagram 2.8 Conscience 2.9 Duty and Suffering 2.10 Gurdjieff on Religion and Prayer 51 51 55 59 61 64 66 68 70 71 71 3. Gurdjieff and the Mystical Tradition 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Gurdjieff on Mysticism 81 81 81
viii CONTENTS 3.3 Gurdjieff and Neoplatonism 3.4 Gurdjieff, Mount Athos, the Philokalia, and The Way ofa Pilgrim 3.5 Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, and the Jesus Prayer 83 88 92 PART II: GURDJIEFF’S CONTEMPLATIVE EXERCISES 4. The Russian Years 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Ego Exercise 4.3 First Relaxation and Sensing Exercises 4.4 The Stop Exercise 4.5 Why Did Gurdjieff Initially Eschew Contemplative Exercises? 4.6 Gurdjieff’s Hesitations About Contemplative Exercises 4.7 Gurdjieff’s Reticence About Exercises 99 99 99 100 102 104 106 110 5. Gurdjieff to the Early 1930s 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Orage’s Psychological Exercises 5.3 Orage’s “On Dying Daily” 5.4 The Herald of Coming Good 5.5 Transformed-Contemplation 115 115 115 118 119 121 6. The First Series: Beelzebub’s Tales to his Grandson 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Aiëssirittoorassnian-Contemplation 6.3 The Genuine Being Duty Exercise 127 127 128 132 7. The Soil Preparing Exercise from the Third Series 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The Talks 7.3 The Soil Preparing Exercise 7.4 Conjectured Sources 137 137 139 140 145 8. The First Assisting Exercise from the Third Series 8.1 Introduction 8.2 The First Assisting Exercise 8.3 Subsequent Explanations 149 149 151 152 9. The Second Assisting Exercise from the Third Series 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The Second Assisting Exercise 9.3 Commentary 9.4 Possible Antecedent in the Philokalia 157 157 159 161 165
CONTENTS ІХ 10. Guřdjieff in the Late 1930s 10.1 Introduction 10.2 An Exercise Concerning Aim and Energy 10.3 “There Are Two Parts to Air” 10.4 Commentary on the Two Parts to Air Exercise 10.5 Hulme on the Exercises 10.6 “Make Strong! Not Easy Thing” 10.7 Commentary on “Make Strong! Not Easy Thing” 10.8 Review: Gurdjieff’s Transformed-Contemplation in 1939 171 171 172 173 175 178 178 180 182 11. Exercises from the Transcripts of 1941-1946 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Relaxation Exercises 11.3 A Simple Sensing Exercise 11.4 Exercises for the Body 11.5 Exercises for Three Centers 11.6 The Atmosphere Exercise 11.7 “I Am” Exercises 11.8 The Filling Up Exercise 11.9 The Web Exercise 11.10 An Exercise of “I Am,”Breathing, and External Considering 11.11 An Exercise for Active Reasoning 11.12 Aim and Decision 11.13 Counting Exercises: Improving on Orage 11.14 Miscellaneous Exercises and Allusions 187 187 190 191 192 193 194 196 199 200 202 204 206 207 208 PART III: EXERCISES FROM GURDJIEFF’S PUPILS 12. The Reality ofBeing 12.1 Introduction 12.2 The Reality ofBeing 12.3 An Exercise for Feeling 12.4 The “I, Me” Exercise 12.5 Continuity and Discontinuity 215 215 215 217 218 220 13. The Four Ideals Exercise 13.1 Introduction 13.2 The Four Ideals Exercise 13.3 Commentary on the Four Ideals Exercise 13.4 Development of the Exercise 229 229 231 233 234 14. The “Lord Have Mercy” Exercises 14.1 Introduction 14.2 “Lord Have Mercy” in The Reality ofBeing 241 241 242
X CONTENTS 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 The “Lord Have Mercy” Exercises Commentary on the “Lord Have Mercy” Exercise Helen Adie’s Version “Lord Have Mercy” and Gurdjieff’s Sources 245 247 248 249 15. The Color Spectrum Exercise 15.1 Introduction 15.2 GurdjiefFon Color in Life Is Real 15.3 The Color Spectrum Exercise 15.4 Commentary on the Color Spectrum Exercise 253 253 253 254 257 16. The Clear Impressions Exercise 16.1 Introduction 16.2 The Clear Impressions Exercise 16.3 Commentary on the Clear Impressions Exercise 261 261 261 265 17. The Preparation 17.1 Introduction 17.2 A Preparation by Helen Adie 17.3 Commentary on the Preparation by Helen Adie 17.4 A Preparation by George Adie 17.5 Commentary on the Preparation by George Adie 17.6 The Purpose of the Preparation 17.7 The Details of the Preparation: Time and Posture 17.8 Willpower and Transformation 271 271 273 276 279 283 288 289 290 18. Gurdjieff’s Last Exercises 18.1 Introduction 18.2 The Last Exercise Given to Claustres 18.3 The Last Exercise Given to the Adies 18.4 The Form and Purpose of Gurdjieff’s Contemplative Exercises 18.5 Gurdjieff’s Sources for His Contemplative Exercises 18.6 GurdjiefFand Transformed-Contemplation 295 295 295 296 297 300 303 Bibliography Index 307 317 |
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| language | English |
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| physical | xvii, 326 Seiten 25 cm |
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| publishDate | 2020 |
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| series2 | Oxford studies in western esotericism |
| spelling | Azize, Joseph 1957- Verfasser (DE-588)1024498417 aut Gurdjieff mysticism, contemplation, and exercises Joseph Azize New York, NY Oxford University Press [2020] © 2020 xvii, 326 Seiten 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Oxford studies in western esotericism A biographical sketch of Gurdjieff -- An overview of Gurdjieff's ideas -- Gurdjieff and the mystical tradition -- The Russian years -- Gurdjieff to the early 1930s -- The first series: Beelzebub's tales to his grandson (3,269 words) -- The soil preparing exercise from the third series -- The first assisting exercise from the third series -- The second assisting exercise from the third series -- Gurdjieff in the late 1930s (6,258 words) -- Exercises from the transcripts of 1941-1946 -- The reality of being -- The four ideals exercise -- The "Lord have mercy" exercises -- The color spectrum exercise -- The clear impressions exercise -- The preparation -- Gurdjieff's two last exercises "This is the first analysis of all of Gurdjieff's published internal exercises, together with those taught by his students, George and Helen Adie. It includes a fresh biographical study of Gurdjieff, with ground-breaking observations on his relationships with P.D. Ouspensky and A.R. Orage (especially, why he wanted to collaborate with them, and why that broke down). It shows that Gurdjieff was, fundamentally, a mystic, and that his contemplation-like methods were probably drawn from Mt Athos and its hesychast tradition. It shows the continuity in Gurdjieff's teaching, but also development and change. His original contribution to Western Esotericism lay in his use of tasks, disciplines, and contemplation-like exercises to bring his pupils to a sense of their own presence which could, to some extent, be maintained in daily life in the social domain, and not only in the secluded conditions typical of meditation. It contends that he had initially intended not to use contemplation-like exercises, as he perceived dangers to be associated with these monastic methods, and the religious tradition to be in tension with the secular guise in which he first couched his teaching. As Gurdjieff adapted the teaching he had found in Eastern monasteries to Western urban and post-religious culture, he found it necessary to introduce contemplation. His development of the methods is demonstrated, and the importance of the three exercises in the Third Series, Life Is Real only then, when 'I Am', is shown, together with their almost certain borrowing from the exercises of the Philokalia. G.I. Gurdjieff P.D. Ouspensky A.R. Orage George Adie Mysticism Meditation Contemplation Fourth Way Hesychasm Western Esotericism"-- Gurdjieff, Georges I. 1872-1949 (DE-588)118543679 gnd rswk-swf Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch / 1872-1949 Mystics / Russia / Biography Hesychasm Mystics Russia (Federation) Biographies (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Gurdjieff, Georges I. 1872-1949 (DE-588)118543679 p DE-604 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032055452&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Azize, Joseph 1957- Gurdjieff mysticism, contemplation, and exercises A biographical sketch of Gurdjieff -- An overview of Gurdjieff's ideas -- Gurdjieff and the mystical tradition -- The Russian years -- Gurdjieff to the early 1930s -- The first series: Beelzebub's tales to his grandson (3,269 words) -- The soil preparing exercise from the third series -- The first assisting exercise from the third series -- The second assisting exercise from the third series -- Gurdjieff in the late 1930s (6,258 words) -- Exercises from the transcripts of 1941-1946 -- The reality of being -- The four ideals exercise -- The "Lord have mercy" exercises -- The color spectrum exercise -- The clear impressions exercise -- The preparation -- Gurdjieff's two last exercises Gurdjieff, Georges I. 1872-1949 (DE-588)118543679 gnd |
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