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Episode: Gurdjieff’s Philosophy of Consciousness with David Silver and Raghu Markus | Mindrolling Ep. 614
Description: David Silver and Raghu Markus explore the life and teachings of George Gurdjieff, the Russian-born mystic and philosopher of consciousness.
This time on Mindrolling, Raghu and David have a discussion about:
- How a teenage David Silver was first introduced to Gurdjieff’s teachings
- Gurdjieff’s influence on the 1960s counterculture and the evolution of consciousness movements
- The call to “do only what is new and fresh” and live in search of the miraculous
- Doing the work literally and figuratively; supporting oneself and moving towards clear mentation
- Gurdjieff’s view of humans as incomplete sleepwalkers, mechanically reacting t...