P.D. Ouspensky | The Fourth Way - Chapter 4

The Fourth Way is an approach to self-development developed by George Gurdjieff over years of travel in the East (c. 1890 – 1912). Students often refer to the Fourth Way as "The Work", "Work on oneself", or "The System". The exact origins of some of Gurdjieff's teachings are unknown, but various sources have been suggested.

The term "Fourth Way" was further used by his student P. D. Ouspensky in his lectures and writings. After Ouspensky's death, his students published a book entitled The Fourth Way based on his lectures. According to this system, the three traditional schools, or ways, "are permanent forms which have survived throughout history mostly unchanged, and are based on religion. Where schools of Fakirs, Monks and Yogis exist, they are barely distinguishable from religious schools. The fourth way differs in that "it is not a permanent way. It has no specific forms or institutions and comes and goes controlled by some particular laws of its own."

The Fourth Way addresses the question of humanity's place in the Universe and the possibilities of inner development. It emphasizes that people ordinarily live in a state referred to as a semi-hypnotic "waking sleep," while higher levels of consciousness, virtue, and unity of will are possible.

CHAPTER 4:

language— Different divisions used in the system—Essence and personality— A, B and C influences—Magnetic centre—Wrong
magnetic centre—Deputy Steward—Law of accident—Law of fate— Law of will—Law of cause and effect—Escape from the law of accident—Centre of gravity—Why schools are necessary—For whom schools are necessary—What constitutes a school— Degrees of schools—Way of fakir. Way of Monk and Way of Yogi—The Fourth Way—Difference between the fourth Way and the traditional ways— All ways lead to the same goal—Level of school depends on the level of students— Inner circles of humanity

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