GURDJIEFF & SECRET TIBETAN TEACHINGS

Gurdjieff's travels in Central Asia and in particular to Tibet have a fascination for many and they often have problems in reconciling this BUDDHIST TRADTION with ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY which G is supposed to have taught under both 'banners' so to speak......Again, I find some 'shamanistic' aspects or those of 'original' Taoism possibly in G's methods and teachings which will require some elaboration to make a bit clearer than merely stating this. For those who have read or heard about MADAME ALEXANDRA DAVID-NEEL and her travels to Tibet & China, I suggest you consult her book entitled,THE SECRET ORAL TEACHINGS IN TIBETAN BUDDHIST SECTS to see how what she states there references to some of Gurdjieff's teachings, at least along a certain line that will become evident to those who have delved a bit further in the such things.......