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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2023 · 1H 27M

Gurdjieff and the Inner Evolution of Man - with Alan Francis

from MindMatters · host Harrison Koehli, Elan Martin, Adam Daniels

Do human beings have ‘higher bodies’? Is there an essence or essential part of one’s being that individuals can consciously help to grow?  And what does the development of the personality have to do with these possibilities? Philosopher and teacher G.I. Gurdjieff presented the world with an esoteric framework for self-development that has been carried forward by a number of thinkers. What does esoteric growth look and feel like? What are some of the processes involved? And how does one go about verifying that such a process is even occurring? Does an inner questioning end when one reaches a higher state, or does it just go deeper? Joining us for his third appearance on MindMatters is author/teacher Alan Francis. Alan's decades of experience with Gurdjieff’s work have helped him crystalize some insights as to how we may become more than what we are. He is the head of the International School of the Fourth Way, and the author of 'Secrets of the Fourth Way.'

Do human beings have ‘higher bodies’? Is there an essence or essential part of one’s being that individuals can consciously help to grow? And what does the development of the personality have to do with these possibilities? Philosopher and teacher G.I. Gurdjieff presented the world with an esoteric framework for self-development that has been carried forward by a number of thinkers. What does esoteric growth look and feel like? What are some of the processes involved? And how does one...

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