War and Human Sleep – Quote by Georges I. Gurdjieff

„Let us take some event in the life of humanity. For instance, war. There is a war going on at the present moment. What does it signify? It signifies that several millions of sleeping people are trying to destroy several millions of other sleeping people. They would not do this, of course, if they were to wake up. Everything that takes place is owing to this sleep.“

Georges I. GurdjieffQuote by Georges I. Gurdjieff on human ignorance and the consequences of war as an expression of a metaphorical sleep of consciousness.
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Georges I. Gurdjieff was a Greek-Armenian esotericist, writer, choreographer, and composer.

This quote by Georges I. Gurdjieff reflects human ignorance and the tragic consequences of war in the context of a metaphorical 'sleep' of consciousness.


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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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