The mental/thinking body of the individual: Level 3:
Part V
Level 4 exists where there is no physical existence and level 4 is attainable by individuals wishing to step into, find, and experience a state of the void, a state of silence.
Level 4 is sought by many but is sought full time by the fakirs, monks and yogis as one of the ultimate states they dedicate their lives to attain. These three paths require the complete devotion of the disciples of the three groups.
There is, however, a fourth way to finding the state of level 4[i]. The fourth way does not require a complete dedication of one’s life to the search.
‘… The fourth way requires no retirement into the desert, does not require a man to give up and renounce everything by which he formerly lived...’
Gurdjieff quote, In Search of the Miraculous, The Teachings of Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, Harcourt, Inc., 1949, 1977.
The fourth way allows an individual to find their true essence while remaining a part of society, while fulfilling one’s commitments and responsibilities already established.
How is this possible? How can one remain a member of normal life and fulfill the responsibility of normal life yet find what yogis, fakirs and monks seek through a process of complete isolation from ordinary life as the vast majority of people know ordinary life to be?
The means of finding answers to questions such as: Is life meaningless? Is this all there is? Why do I exist? Is it really worth the effort? Is there an existence ‘beyond’ the physical? What possible significance could I have in a crowd of seven billion people? With a trillion stars in the heavens what possible significance could my existence have?
The answers to such questions begin through a slightly different perception of Levels 1, 2 and 3 which in turn leads to understanding the answers to questions regarding level 4: Where is level 4? What is level 4? Why does level 4 exist? How can one experience level 4? …
The different perception of level 4 actually begins with a different perception of levels 1, 2 and 3 which in turn leads to a the different perception of level 4. Learning of the different perception of level 4 results in a reduction of time and effort necessary for attaining level 4 because this new understanding allows one to move laterally rather than climb a mountain to attain level 4.
Part V
Level 4 exists where there is no physical existence and level 4 is attainable by individuals wishing to step into, find, and experience a state of the void, a state of silence.
Level 4 is sought by many but is sought full time by the fakirs, monks and yogis as one of the ultimate states they dedicate their lives to attain. These three paths require the complete devotion of the disciples of the three groups.
There is, however, a fourth way to finding the state of level 4[i]. The fourth way does not require a complete dedication of one’s life to the search.
‘… The fourth way requires no retirement into the desert, does not require a man to give up and renounce everything by which he formerly lived...’
Gurdjieff quote, In Search of the Miraculous, The Teachings of Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, Harcourt, Inc., 1949, 1977.
The fourth way allows an individual to find their true essence while remaining a part of society, while fulfilling one’s commitments and responsibilities already established.
How is this possible? How can one remain a member of normal life and fulfill the responsibility of normal life yet find what yogis, fakirs and monks seek through a process of complete isolation from ordinary life as the vast majority of people know ordinary life to be?
The means of finding answers to questions such as: Is life meaningless? Is this all there is? Why do I exist? Is it really worth the effort? Is there an existence ‘beyond’ the physical? What possible significance could I have in a crowd of seven billion people? With a trillion stars in the heavens what possible significance could my existence have?
The answers to such questions begin through a slightly different perception of Levels 1, 2 and 3 which in turn leads to understanding the answers to questions regarding level 4: Where is level 4? What is level 4? Why does level 4 exist? How can one experience level 4? …
The different perception of level 4 actually begins with a different perception of levels 1, 2 and 3 which in turn leads to a the different perception of level 4. Learning of the different perception of level 4 results in a reduction of time and effort necessary for attaining level 4 because this new understanding allows one to move laterally rather than climb a mountain to attain level 4.
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