Illusion of the Self – Quote by Georges I. Gurdjieff

„One of man's important mistakes, one which must be remembered, is his illusion in regard to his I. Man such as we know him, the 'man-machine,' the man who cannot 'do,' and with whom and through whom everything 'happens,' cannot have a permanent and single I. His I changes as quickly as his thoughts, feelings and moods, and he makes a profound mistake in considering himself always one and the same person; in reality he is always a different person, not the one he was a moment ago.“

Georges I. GurdjieffGurdjieff on the illusion of a constant self and the changing nature of thoughts, feelings, and personality.
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Georges I. Gurdjieff was a Greek-Armenian esotericist, writer, choreographer, and composer.

Georges I. Gurdjieff reflects on the illusion of a constant self and the transience of human identity.


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Illusion of the Self quote by Georges I. Gurdjieff

Georges I. Gurdjieff worked first in Russia and later in France. He became known as a teacher of the so-called Fourth Way and as the founder of a worldwide following. He also published writings and developed choreographic and musical works.

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"Man has no individual 'I'. But there are, instead, hundreds and thousands of separate small 'I's, very often entirely unknown to one another, never coming into contact, or, on the contrary, hostile to each other, mutually exclusive and incompatible. Each minute, each moment, man is saying or thinking, 'I'. And each time his 'I' is different. Just now it was a thought, now it is a desire, now a sensation, now another thought, and so on, endlessly. Man is a plurality. Man's name is legion." Georges I. Gurdjieff
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Inspirational quote image featuring Ralph Waldo Trine on the true self and human limitationsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Man is the individualised expression or reflection of God imaged forth and made manifest in bodily form. How is it, then, I hear it asked, that man has the limitations that he has, that he is subject to fears and forebodings, that he is liable to sin and error, that he is the victim of disease and suffering? There is but one reason. He is not living, except in rare cases here and there, in the conscious realisation of his own true Being, and hence of his own true Self." Ralph Waldo Trine
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Quote about human roles and true personality by Erich FrommCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"People can play many roles and be subjectively convinced that each one is their true self. In reality, however, they play each role based on their own ideas of what those around them expect of them. And for many people—if not most—the true personality is completely overshadowed by the false one." Erich Fromm
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"For we cannot adequately understand 'man' as an isolated biological creature, as a bundle of reflexes or a set of instincts, as an 'intelligible field' or a system in and of itself. Whatever else he may be, man is a social and an historical actor who must be understood, if at all, in close and intricate interplay with social and historical structures" Charles Wright Mills
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