The Realized Idiot: The Artful Psychology of G. I. Gurdjieff and the "Science of Idiotism" - Softcover

Martin, Bruno

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3734745004 ISBN 13: 9783734745003

Publisher: Books on Demand, 2015

Synopsis

Becoming an Idiot... "Everyone who decides to work on himself is an idiot in both meanings. The wise know that he is seeking reality. The foolish think he has taken leave of his senses," John G. Bennett says. The famous "life teacher" and philosopher G. I. Gurdjieff (1866-1949) taught his developmental psychology for thirty years during daily ritual meals. In this book this special teaching gets published for the first time and is explained in a contemporary way. The "Science of Idiotism" puts out a challenge for those who are striving to get to the bottom of their own being - for those who want to become an Idiot in the original sense and step up the "ladder of reason" as Gurdjieff puts it. Bruno Martin found a key for interpreting the metaphorical descriptions of the 21 types of "Idiots" Gurdjieff used in the old Tarot of Marseilles and compares both teachings. Teaching stories from Sufism and Zen are further illustrating the meanings. Written in an inspiring and entertaining way the book gives an introduction in Gurdjieff's artful psychology and also instructions for conducting a ritual meal with the toasts on the idiots, which can help to win new insights into the essence of the participants.

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About the Author

Bruno Martin, geb. 1946, war direkter Schüler von Bennett. Bruno Martin regt seit über 40 Jahren in seinen Seminaren und Büchern mit verschiedenen Methoden zum "Aufwachen in die Wirklichkeit " an und gibt immer wieder neue Impulse für die Praxis eines kreativen und bewussten Lebens.

Edition details

• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3734745004
• ISBN 13: 9783734745003
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 142