Making a Soul: Human Destiny and the Debt of Our Existence

by J.G. Bennett

J.G. Bennett, a brilliant and ambitious Englishman, was deeply influenced by the powerful ideas and practices of G. Gurdjieff. For most of his life, Bennett sought to develop these ideas further and to communicate them to others who were serious about questioning the meaning of their existence. This book was 1954, and while post-World War II Europe was recovering and hopeful, groups that had sprung up around Gurdjieff in the late 1940s were succumbing to sectarianism just five years after the death of their teacher. Bennett presents an extraordinary assimilation of the rich, complex system of ideas deliberately made obscure by the enigmatic Gurdjieff.

113 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1995

About the author

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.

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[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly Recommended!