Gurdjieff's books?

chachazoom said:
Can anyone recommend the best one to read first? Thanks
Click to expand...

The first one to read in the Esoterica books would be:

In Search of the Miraculous - P.D. Ouspensky

Here the list of the recommended books.
 
Hi chacha,

what Namaste recommended is really the best start.
I started with "Beelzebub's Tales to his Grandson", but had lots of difficulties to get a grasp what it's all about. So I stopped to read the "All and Everything" series and started with: ISOTM.

Here is a similar book-list, the groundwork for the channelling so to speak: SPIRIT-BOARD
 
I read MWRM (Meetings with remarkable men) first, didn't "scan" for supposed hidden meanings. It is certainly the most accessable of All and Everything and reading it was quite emotional experience for me. However as others said, you should start with ISOTM since it gives you perfect introduction to the Work.
 
How come no one ever mentions Gurdjieff's 1st book, The Herald of Coming Good. All my Gurdjieff and Ouspensky books arrived from Amazon recently, but they kept Herald back due to availability, and I really wanted to read them in the right sequence, but started with Beelzebub instead.

Only got as far as the very unusual preface when Herald arrived, so now I'm going to put Beelzebub on ice and first tackle Herald (which is very thin with large text). A quick read by the looks of it.
 
hello

I recommend also In Search of the Miraculous - from P.D. Ouspensky

Do not start with Beelzebuth's Tales to his Grandson
 
Also I'd highly recommend Struggle of the Magicians by William Patrick Patterson. Sheds a lot of light on the interactions between Gurdjieff and his main pupils including Ouspensky and Orage.
 
Erna said:
How come no one ever mentions Gurdjieff's 1st book, The Herald of Coming Good.
Click to expand...

Gurdjieff said:
Three years ago, when there had simultaneously arisen three very serious facts hindering my work and insuperable by usual means, I then, among other measures unusual in the life of people, for the purpose of conquering these "uninvited guests," also wrote one small booklet under the title of The Herald of Coming Good.

This I wrote especially for certain people who had already long been considered followers of my ideas or, during the existence of the Institute founded by me, had been pupils in one or another of its branches.

This booklet was printed in nine languages, a thousand copies in each language.

Although every measure was then taken to prevent its falling into the hands of people who as yet did not know me, this was not entirely achieved, and now, to the number of several hundred copies, it is unfortunately, as it is said, "passing from hand to hand".

And so, having this in mind, I consider it my duty, for the possibility of attaining my third fundamental aim also to entire satisfaction, to give here the following advice:

If you as yet have not read this book entitled The Herald of Coming Good, then thank the circumstance and do not read it.
Click to expand...
 
Gurdjieff said:
Three years ago, when there had simultaneously arisen three very serious facts hindering my work and insuperable by usual means, I then, among other measures unusual in the life of people, for the purpose of conquering these "uninvited guests," also wrote one small booklet under the title of The Herald of Coming Good.

If you as yet have not read this book entitled The Herald of Coming Good, then thank the circumstance and do not read it.
Click to expand...

[/quote]

Noted. Thanks T.C. I've got it now, so I'll read it bearing this in mind. Never tell a child not to open the fridge...
 
Just went into town and ordered ISOTM, The Ra material and Bringers of the dawn. I looked for some of Laura's books but couldn't find. I'm going to order online (first time) Is there a particular order to read Lauras books in?
 
Gurdjieff's books

Hi!

I've read ISOTM (and Mouravieff's Gnosis) and was wondering which book by Gurdjieff would be best to read after that. On the QFS book list there are "Meetings with Remarkable Men" and
"Life is Real Only Then, when "I am". Also, is the order of books (under each topic) on that list the recommended order in which to read them?
Thank you.


edit: Thinking about it I probably should have posted this under the "Recommended Books from the QFS" thread instead of making a new topic. Feel free to move it if appropriate.
 
Question on a Recommended Order of Reading Gurdjieff's Books

I am eager to begin reading Gurdjieff's books to begin to understand and approach the Work, and am wondering if there is a recommended order in which to read his writings?

I have the following books on Kindle to choose from right now (but if another title would be more appropriate to begin reading I could look for it also):

Meetings With Remarkable Men
Beelzebub's Tales To His Grandson
In Search Of The Miraculous (Ouspensky)
Life Is Real Then, Only When "I Am"
The Fourth Way

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated! (I tried searching for a list on the forum threads but didn't find one, although maybe I overlooked something)

:D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Trending content

Back
Top Bottom