Episodes

  • Introduction

    Introduction
    Nov 2 2018
    Hello, my name is David Tuttle. I have been studying the ideas of the Fourth Way for over forty years, in the context of a school with a teacher. In this series, I will cover various basic topics …
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    2 mins
  • Self-observation

    Self-observation
    Nov 9 2018
    Self-observation is a special kind of directed attention, where we pay attention to our internal world and try to view it objectively, as a stranger would....
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    2 mins
  • Self-remembering

    Self-remembering
    Nov 9 2018
    Self-remembering is a special kind of awareness of oneself. Ouspensky remarks, “The whole idea is to be aware of yourself in this place, at this moment. ...
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    2 mins
  • The Many ‘I’s

    The Many ‘I’s
    Nov 26 2018
    Ouspensky writes in the Psychology, “Every thought, every feeling, every sensation, every desire, every like and every dislike is an ‘I’. These ‘I’s are not connected and are not coordinated …
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    3 mins
  • The Four Centers

    The Four Centers
    Dec 4 2018
    Gurdjieff says in In Search of the Miraculous, “Observation must begin with the division of functions. All the activity of the human machine is divided into four sharply defined groups, each of which is controlled by its own special mind or ‘center.’ …
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    3 mins
  • Degrees of Consciousness

    Degrees of Consciousness
    Dec 11 2018
    The first state of consciousness is sleep in bed, at night. The second state, also known as waking sleep, is our state of every day. The third state is self-consciousness.
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    3 mins
  • Imagination

    Imagination
    Dec 24 2018
    Imagination refers to the automatic and involuntary movement of our thoughts and includes daydreaming. A large part of awakening is struggling with imagination. …
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    3 mins
  • Identification

    Identification
    Jan 2 2019
    Ouspensky writes in the Psychology, “’Identifying’ or ‘identification’ is a curious state in which man passes more than half of his life. He ‘identifies’ with everything: with what he says, what he feels, what he believes, what he does not believe, …
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    3 mins