Man is asleep, said Gurdjieff, he has no real consciousness or will. He is not free; to him, everything happens.
He can become conscious and find his true place as a human being in the creation, but this requires a profound transformation."The work of Gurdjieff has many aspects. But through whatever form he expresses himself, his voice is heard as a call.
He calls because he suffers from the inner chaos in which we live.
He calls us to open our eyes.
He asks us why we are here, what we wish for, what forces we obey. He asks us, above all, if we understand what we are.
He wants us to bring everything back into question.
And because he insists and his insistence compels us to answer, a relationship is created between him and ourselves which is an integral part of his work."
Jeanne de Salzmann