The Inner Journey: Views from the Gurdjieff Work (PARABOLA Anthology Series)

Inner Journey #3

by Jacob Needleman (Editor), G.I. Gurdjieff

In the twentieth century G. I. Gurdjieff introduced to the world a spiritual teaching of vast magnitude, at one and the same time profoundly original and yet deeply faithful to the roots of ancient Tradition. Uniquely collected in this volume, here are the voices of men and women who have sought to live this teaching, most of whom were directly guided by its spiritual founder, G. I. Gurdjieff. These individuals also lived and are living amid the forces and challenges of modern life. It is in fact this "Work in life" that is among the highest aims of the Gurdjieff teaching - the struggle, whatever the conditions of our lives, to awaken to the gift that descends from above.

Genres: Philosophy

357 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2008

About the author

Jacob Needleman is Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, former Visiting Professor at Duxx Graduate School of Business Leadership in Monterrey, Mexico, and former Director of the Center for the study of New Religions at The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He was educated in philosophy at Harvard, Yale and the University of Freiburg, Germany. He has also served as Research Associate at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, as a Research Fellow at Union Theological Seminary, as Adjunct Professor of Medical Ethics at the University of California Medical School and as guest Professor of Religious Studies at the Sorbonne, Paris (1992).

Reviews

[John Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

This work of inner searching had a profound impact on my life. I intend to read this newer re-release and see if it's revelations still ignite my soul. This time however I will explore Guidjeff's messages in comparison with a book I'm just completing, The Denial of Death. It will be valuable to reflect on how much my understanding of living my life may have changed.