He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
G. I. GurdjieffAwakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it, for those who are ready to struggle with themselves and work on themselves for a very long time and very persistently in order to attain it.
G. I. GurdjieffThe degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
G. I. GurdjieffThe first thing, the very very first thing, "Find out what your greatest characteristic is, your greatest undoing, your central characteristic of unconsciousness." Each one's is different. Somebody is sex-obsessed. In a country like India, where for centuries sex has been repressed, that has become almost a universal characteristic; everybody is obsessed with sex. Somebody is obsessed with anger, and somebody else is obsessed with greed. You have to watch which is your basic obsession.
G. I. Gurdjieff