In order to awaken, first of all one must realize that one is in a state of sleep. And in order to realize that one is indeed in a state of sleep, one must recognize and fully understand the nature of the forces which operate to keep one in the state of sleep, or hypnosis. It is absurd to think that this can be done by seeking information from the very source which induces the hypnosis.
....One thing alone is certain, that man's slavery grows and increases. Man is becoming a willing slave. He no longer needs chains. He begins to grow fond of his slavery, to be proud of it. And this is the most terrible thing that can happen to a man.
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff
People are afraid of suffering. They want pleasure now, at once and forever. They do not want to understand that pleasure is an attribute of paradise and that it must be earned.
And this is necessary not by reason of any arbitrary or inner moral laws but because if man gets pleasure before he has earned it he will not be able to keep it and pleasure will be turned into suffering.
But the whole point is to be able to get pleasure and be able to keep it.
Whoever can do this has nothing to learn.
-G. Gurdjieff
Excerpt From:
In Search of the Miraculous
P. D. Ouspensky
And this is necessary not by reason of any arbitrary or inner moral laws but because if man gets pleasure before he has earned it he will not be able to keep it and pleasure will be turned into suffering.
But the whole point is to be able to get pleasure and be able to keep it.
Whoever can do this has nothing to learn.
-G. Gurdjieff
Excerpt From:
In Search of the Miraculous
P. D. Ouspensky
Forwarded from Anarchismemes
This is a 1000 gram iron bar. Itβs raw value is around $100.
If you decide to make horseshoes, its value would increase to $250.
If, instead, you decided to make sewing needles, the value would increase to about $70,000.
If you decided to produce watch springs and gears, the value would increase to about $6 Million.
However still, if you decided to manufacture precision laser components out of it like ones used in lithography, itβll be worth $15 Million.
Your value is not just what you are made of - but above all -in what ways you can make the best of who you are. [And im not refering to monetary value when speaking of your value]
If you decide to make horseshoes, its value would increase to $250.
If, instead, you decided to make sewing needles, the value would increase to about $70,000.
If you decided to produce watch springs and gears, the value would increase to about $6 Million.
However still, if you decided to manufacture precision laser components out of it like ones used in lithography, itβll be worth $15 Million.
Your value is not just what you are made of - but above all -in what ways you can make the best of who you are. [And im not refering to monetary value when speaking of your value]
Forwarded from Anarchismemes
Ask not what your country can do for you....
ASK WHY THESE TWO ARE NOT IN PRISON.
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