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# Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas

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## Customer Reviews

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    Dick’s bad trips. But it's also something more
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017*

G.I Gurdjieff was an early 20th century mystic. His emanationist philosophy was a flowering branch on the tree that sprouted the gnostics, the Kabbalists, and Philip K. Dick’s bad trips. The practical application of that philosophy was a long hard road. Shirley offers a loving portrait of the man — and illuminates his thinking like a flash of summer lighting. What’s revealed ain't no feel-good New Age fortune cookie. Gurdjieff’s ideas are diamond bullets aimed at your conventional sense of self. The robotic nature of 99.99% of human existence being one; the correct definition of free will being another. (Evidently your real self isn’t something you find; it’s more like a construction project.) Shirley's lucid book is a doorway into the Work, not a substitute. Walk through it while you can.

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    Good summery of a great thinker and teacher
  

*by M***T on Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2013*

You might know author John Shirley from his cyberpunk novels, his Blue Oyster Cult lyrics, or screenplays (The Crow, for one.) In this book he summarizes the life and teachings of G.I Gurdjieff, one of the more illustrious figures from the early days of the New Age. He was a contemporary of Crowley and Blavatsky, but found his own way and taught his own style of mysticism. He doesn't get the attention that many others do, but deserves to... I'm no expert but was curious what Gurdjieff was all about and this book is a marvelous introduction to the life and teachings of a very complex man. Shirley's writing style is clear and concise, he cites sources when needed but not to the point of distraction. I will certainly be reading more; no one book can do this man justice but here is a great place to start.

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    Another Gurdjeff biography those who wish to learn more about the man and his teachings.
  

*by Z***5 on Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014*

John Shirley does an excellent job with yet another biography of Mister George Gurdjeff. The only problem I see with books like this are that there are hundreds of  them, all equally excellent, and of course, I buy them all even if it is from one piece of gold. There certainly several nuggets here, but I just can't say I love it, but it is a good beginning for the student just wishing to know more about Mister Gurdjeff's life and teachings.

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