Tuesday, November 17, 2009
MiRACULOUS SCHOOLS
On page 5(five) of my edition,Ouspensky mentions the notion of 'SCHOOLS' and set out on his journeys to find some. These particular schools are ESOTERIC and the record of his success in Asia is in this book. The important thing I think is that Ouspensky does not make the claim to find PERSONS who might show him the things he is looking for apparently or TEACHERS per se but SCHOOLS as if he could enroll in a class curriculum in esoteric studies. This intellectual approach is heady stuff and not to be ignored but there are other things that are important. Upon reading other works by Ouspensky and others who worked with Gurdjieff, no matter how slightly, one comes away with a feeling that Ouspenksy never ever or hardly ever, got the 'message' or was on the same 'wave-length' as Gurdjieff except on an intellectual basis that need some study if one is to understand that this feature of Ouspenksy perhaps blinded him to actual possibilites and experiences.
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Ouspensky mentions that the word, 'SECLUSION' mentioned in answer to a question he asked of Gurdjieff startled and 'uspset' him a bit....as it is a 'monastic' term....it has to do with the Fellow Seekers of Truth that were with Gurdjieff when he was searching for answers to the questions that became his AIM, one of which is, WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE ON EARTH? and its corresponding question, WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MAN ON EARTH? Many of the clues to the dilemma and concerns of Ouspensky seem to be actually contained in his book on 'THE MIRACULOUS FRAGMENTS' but perhaps appear so from hindsight from reading other things...etc.
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