The Reality of Being: The Fourth Way of Gurdjieff by De Salzmann, Jeanne - 2010

Shambhala, 2010. First edition. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket; A few prelim pages corner creased due to production error.. 320 pages. Based on notebooks kept by Madame de Salzmann, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teaching—a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of waking sleep in which most of us live our lives.Madame de Salzmann's writings will challenge longtime followers and even confound readers who are unfamiliar with Gurdjieff's teaching. Everyone will have the opportunity to recognize the limits of his or her understanding, that is, open to a sense of the unknown that Madame would call the threshold to reality."Man remains a mystery to himself. He has a nostalgia for Being, a longing for duration, for permanence, for absoluteness—a longing to be. Yet everything that constitutes… Read More

Shambhala, 2010. Second printing. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket.. 320 pages. Based on notebooks kept by Madame de Salzmann, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teaching—a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of waking sleep in which most of us live our lives.Madame de Salzmann's writings will challenge longtime followers and even confound readers who are unfamiliar with Gurdjieff's teaching. Everyone will have the opportunity to recognize the limits of his or her understanding, that is, open to a sense of the unknown that Madame would call the threshold to reality."Man remains a mystery to himself. He has a nostalgia for Being, a longing for duration, for permanence, for absoluteness—a longing to be. Yet everything that constitutes his life is temporary, ephemeral, limited. He aspires to… Read More

Shambhala, 2010. First printing. Hardbound in fine condition in very good dust jacket.. 320 pages. Based on notebooks kept by Madame de Salzmann, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teaching—a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of waking sleep in which most of us live our lives.Madame de Salzmann's writings will challenge longtime followers and even confound readers who are unfamiliar with Gurdjieff's teaching. Everyone will have the opportunity to recognize the limits of his or her understanding, that is, open to a sense of the unknown that Madame would call the threshold to reality."Man remains a mystery to himself. He has a nostalgia for Being, a longing for duration, for permanence, for absoluteness—a longing to be. Yet everything that constitutes his life is temporary, ephemeral, limited. He aspires to another… Read More

Shambhala, 2010-07-26. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean & Unmarked/Very Good. 6x1x9. Slight overall wear, visible mostly at edges of book and jacket. Gently read with clean text and a sturdy binding.

Shambhala, 2010. First printing. New cloth bound in dust jacket.. 320 pages. Based on notebooks kept by Madame de Salzmann, this book offers new insight on his spiritual teaching—a way of gnosis or "knowledge of being" passed on from remote antiquity. It is a complete and uniquely authoritative guide to the great teacher's ideas and to his methods for liberating ourselves from the state of waking sleep in which most of us live our lives.Madame de Salzmann's writings will challenge longtime followers and even confound readers who are unfamiliar with Gurdjieff's teaching. Everyone will have the opportunity to recognize the limits of his or her understanding, that is, open to a sense of the unknown that Madame would call the threshold to reality."Man remains a mystery to himself. He has a nostalgia for Being, a longing for duration, for permanence, for absoluteness—a longing to be. Yet everything that constitutes his life is temporary, ephemeral, limited. He aspires to another order, another life,… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Shambhala. New in New dust jacket. 2010. Hardcover. NEW; 8.9 X 6.2 X 1.2 inches; 320 pages .

Shambhala, 2010-07-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!