For instance, the development of the power of my thoughts had been brought to such a level that by only a few hours of self-preparation I could from … - George Gurdjieff

"The Institute For Man's Harmonious Development", is due to the fact that the future representatives of this " typicality " have never, either with a view to the real understanding of actuality, or in the period of their preparatory age, or, again, in the period of their responsible life, absolutely never, and in spite of the obvious necessity of such a step, laid themselves open to experience, but have contented themselves with other people's fantasies, forming from them illusory conceptions and, at the same time, limiting themselves to intercourse with those like them, and have automatised themselves to a point of engaging upon authoritative discussions of all kinds of seemingly scientific, but, for the most part, abstract themes.

Hope of consciousness is strength Hope of feelings is slavery Hope of body is disease.

You must understand that ordinary efforts do not count; only superefforts count.