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J.G. Bennett


Born
in The United Kingdom
June 08, 1897

Died
December 13, 1974

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G.I. Gurdjieff


John Godolphin Bennett (8 June 1897 – 13 December 1974) was a British mathematician, scientist, technologist, industrial research director and author. He is perhaps best known for his many books on psychology and spirituality, particularly on the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff. Bennett met Gurdjieff in Istanbul in October 1920 and later helped to co-ordinate the work of Gurdjieff in England after Gurdjieff's arrival in Paris. He also was active in starting the British section of the Subud movement, and co-founded its British headquarters. ...more

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Gurdjieff, Making a New World

4.33 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1973 — 16 editions
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Witness: The autobiography ...

4.42 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1971 — 14 editions
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Long Pilgrimage: The Life a...

4.24 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1983 — 17 editions
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Enneagram Studies

3.61 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1974 — 12 editions
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Masters of Wisdom (Bennett ...

4.45 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1980 — 8 editions
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Idiots in Paris: Diaries of...

4.05 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions
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Sex

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions
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Transformation

4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1978 — 9 editions
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Deeper Man (Bennett Books S...

4.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1985 — 13 editions
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Gurdjieff,: A very great en...

4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1963 — 14 editions
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“If man sees hazard as a misfortune rather than an opportunity, he will seek to close the door to freedom rather than keep it open. ”
J.G. Bennett

“Existence is everything that can be known, but it is not all that is real.”
J.G. Bennett

“I have put these last words in quotation marks for they stand for two of the great frauds of our time. 'Education' does not educate and 'defence' does not defend.”
J.G. Bennett, Witness: The autobiography of John Bennett