Maryland Gurdjieff Society

11/10/2025

I can’t tell you how weird it is to see G’s photo on this page with a talk-bubble attached that says “singing along to…” How can this be stopped?

10/01/2025

In person contact , worth exploring when/where possible

“Attention is what relates the higher and lower. But it is not free — taken mostly by thoughts. It needs a ground: the body.

Sensation — always the result of the meeting of two forces. Sensation is the experience of contact between attention and body, not for itself, but as a ground so the attention can stay.”

Michel de Salzmann

At the Gurdjieff Foundation of Illinois, we try to develop that contact between attention and the body through practice — including self-study, physical work, and craft.

You’re welcome to join us on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the Gurdjieff Foundation of Illinois. We’ll experiment with some ways to cultivate attention and share our impressions of the experience.

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
3252 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, IL 60659

09/16/2025

Once someone told me that Gurdjieff said

“I like America but she will rot before she ripens.”

The person, a writer and senior in our groups, didn’t name a source.
Posting it with the question… does anyone here know anything about this?

12/23/2024

This link was posted earlier in a comment..,
IMO it deserves more exposure!
So here it is…

So much material is « out there » re the Movements, so much of it is imitative .. … at best …

This is the real thing!
(As real as a video can be, anyway. )
My beloved teachers, deep gratitude

https://youtu.be/UKPwZqUUrQo?si=dn8OGvrhhOrskMSI
Maestro ,

From MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MEN by Peter BrookDa INCONTRI CON UOMINI STRAORDINARI di Peter Brook

12/19/2024

I think this link has links that might be of interest, or not, it seemed worthwhile to make it available.
ESP if we remember we are three-brained beings..

The conference, the largest of its kind and marking the 100th anniversary of Gurdjieff’s visit to Harvard University in 1924, featured leading scholars, academics, representatives from the Gurdjieff Foundation, and independent centers.

12/16/2024

Facebook says, say something about this! I say, words are words. Sometimes there are facts.

The conference, the largest of its kind and marking the 100th anniversary of Gurdjieff’s visit to Harvard University in 1924, featured leading scholars, academics, representatives from the Gurdjieff Foundation, and independent centers.

12/08/2024

This may represent a « do » or ?? Scholars and practitioners, knowledge and understanding. Being.

Due to overwhelming demand, “The Teachings and Legacy of G.I. Gurdjieff” conference on Dec. 4-5 has reached full capacity for in-person attendance.

All sessions will be live-streamed and recorded; please register to attend on Zoom: https://gurdjieff.hsites.harvard.edu/program

"The Teachings and Legacy of G.I. Gurdjieff”
Dec. 4-5, 2024, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School