Gurdjieff’s Philosophy of Consciousness with David Silver and Raghu Markus | Mindrolling Ep. 614

Описание: David Silver and Raghu Markus explore the life and teachings of George Gurdjieff, the Russian-born mystic and philosopher of consciousness.

This time on Mindrolling, Raghu and David have a discussion about:
How a teenage David Silver was first introduced to Gurdjieff’s teachings
Gurdjieff’s influence on the 1960s counterculture and the evolution of consciousness movements
The call to “do only what is new and fresh” and live in search of the miraculous
Doing the work literally and figuratively; supporting oneself and moving towards clear mentation
Gurdjieff’s view of humans as incomplete sleepwalkers, mechanically reacting to life
Gradual awakening through self-observation, inner struggle, and conscious effort
Shedding false pretenses to discover a unified, authentic self
How Gurdjieff’s philosophy inspired Ram Dass’s spiritual vision
The Seekers of Truth and The Sarmoung Brotherhood
The transformative and ongoing practice of self-remembering

About George Ivanovich Gurdjieff
Gurdjieff, who was born in the late 1800’s, was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher. Born in the Russian Empire, he briefly became a citizen of the First Republic of Armenia after its formation in 1918, but fled the impending Red Army invasion of Armenia in 1920, which rendered him stateless. Gurdjieff taught that people are not conscious of themselves and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to awaken to a higher state of consciousness and serve our purpose as human beings. Learn more HERE.

About David Silver:
David Silver is the former co-host of the Mindrolling podcast. He is a filmmaker and director, most recently coming out with Brilliant Disguise. Brilliant Disguise tells the unique story of a group of inspired Western spiritual seekers from the 60s, who in meeting the great American teacher, Ram Dass, followed him to India to meet his Guru, Neem Karoli Baba, familiarly known as Maharaj-ji. Two days before he left his body, Maharaj-ji instructed K.C. Tewari to take care of the Westerners, which he did resolutely until the day he died in 1997. Silver’s #1 charting MGM/UA/Warners film, “The Compleat Beatles” is the critically acclaimed biopic movie about history’s most famous band. The term ‘rockumentary’ was first applied to this two-hour movie. Rolling Stone recently described the film as a “masterwork.” Silver’s Warner Brothers’ feature film, “No Nukes” also started the whole trend of music/activism feature documentaries.

“His father basically said to him, you must not do anything old, you must always try and do something new and fresh, you must already be honest, you must always support yourself, These were all important in Gurdjieff’s life. You must be in search of the miraculous, because what else is there?” —David Silver

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