Gurdjieff: Cosmic Secrets - The Blueprint of ...

This episode examines self-pity as comfortable victimhood - the conversion of feeling-wronged from a reaction into a position, maintained by the specific emotional quality of the sweetness of grievance. The “if only” grammar, the singing of the song, the comfort of the victim pos ...  Show more

This episode examines vanity as the demand that the self-image be confirmed by others: a continuous background hunger running beneath almost every conversation, every piece of work, every opinion offered. The episode distinguishes it from self-love, traces the photograph it defen ...  Show more

This episode examines jealousy as an identity threat. Good news arrived about someone you know. Half an hour later, something else was running. Jealousy fires when comparison returns a result the self-image cannot absorb. The episode traces the pre-existing vigilance that selects ...  Show more

This episode examines comparison: the automatic measuring function that returns a relative position before genuine contact with any person or situation has been made. The inner state drops when someone mentions a success. The explanation arrives after. The movement came first. Co ...  Show more

This episode examines internal considering: the automatic adjustment of the inner state according to approval and disapproval signals in every exchange. The compliment lands and something lifts. The flat reply arrives and something drops. This is the puppet mechanism. Internal co ...  Show more