MOUNI SADHU & GURDJIEFF PART ONE

In my researches on the internet, I came across to references and statements that MOUNI SADHU, who was POLISH or possibly also PRUSSIAN, and who traveled around the world in various places and who also was involved in several 'occult' groups and undertakings it would seem, had what can be described as 'a serious emotional reaction to GURDJIEFF that happened when he first met GURDJIEFF before G died and this affected him so deeply, he never got over it for the rest of his life. Various attempts to explain such on the parts of those who,either have followed GURDJIEFF at some time and who also either knew or met MOUNI SADHU and also liked him or appreciated his 'knowledge',' experiences in the occult, his practices and writings,etc., have been made but I think they have not seen what this is exactly. THAT MOUNI SADHU WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN BY GURDJIEFF'S WORDS TO HIM is without doubt and we can compare this to another such instance when GURDJIEFF CONFRONTED(though there are contradictory reports on this by several writers) ALEISTER CROWLY,THE GREAT BEAST who had come to see him as Sadhu had. BOTH being under the IMPRESSION(and possible ego-state) that GURDJIEFF WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AS HIS EQUALS!

MOUNI SADHU

The writings of Mouni Sadhu, which I translated as meaning, 'LONELY PILGRIM' have had an influence on myself and a great many others and,for me, his actual identity was a mystery, until recently when I decided to search on the internet and found some interesting items about him, his life as much as is known, and his books,etc. I have read his books on CONCENTRATION, THE TAROT, & WAYS TO SELF REALIZATION-a modern evaluation of occultism & spiritual Paths. The latter I have here in the States, but the others are, if the termites have not consumed them still abroad with other books of all kinds. Right off I should mention that Mouni Sadhu translates his name as ,SILENT PILGRIM, but his writings seem to contradict this except that he does veil and omit certain details in many, if not most of his materials that have been published. He was, as I was, influenced by the books of PAUL BRUNTON and corresponded with him around 1952, after reading the books during 1945-46, apparently. Like Brunton, Sadhu, and a great number of others,including Miss Ethel Merston a follower at one time of Gurdjieff, became 'devoted' to RAMANA MAHARSHI. I will discuss RAMANA MAHARSHI under the WAY OF THE YOGI when I have time. He has been compared in some ways to Gurdjieff by some but this seems to me to be 'subjective' and dependent on actually having contacted or l ived with him. When the MAHARSHI was alive a great number of Westerners in search of TRUTH, WISDOM,etc. visited him and also grouped themselves into certain enclaves to study or practice this particular path.