Probings
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0959756604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Our place in the cosmic order & how to wake up to it A Customer Abdullah Dougan brings new clarity to Sufism, and real warmth to the Gurdjieff ideas. This is a serious handbook for working towards spiritual growth for those who prefer to avoid many of the external trappings of both the new age movement and the institutional religions.
From the Inside Flap Some of Abdullah's objects in writing this book are:to show that man has the possibility of perfecting himself if he wants to;
For a few months he observes 'it' without struggle, but once he has obtained some real data the struggle must commence. Probings will be of great value to those who wish to learn to work on themselves in order to realise their physiological, psychological and spiritual potential.The Sufis say the one fact every man can be sure of is that he has a body. 38). This illusion is the ego, and is one of the attributes of sleep. To throw out the profane is to get rid of the buffers and negative emotions.The only way for a person to get a clear picture of himself is to constantly try to observe himself, in an active way. Each person has false pictures of himself and imagines he is further ahead on the esoteric path than he actually is. He creates buffers which hide his real state. (p. This book, which sets out Abdullah's basic teaching, shows the strong relationship between the Gurdjieff and Sufi ideas. A great number of people believe that one should do nothing except to continue to observe passively, but this is completely wrong and will keep a person in a state of sleep for years.Excerpts from bookFrom Chapter 3The first thing tha