{"product_id":"9780834828506","title":"In Search of Being: The Fourth Way to Consciousness","description":"Are we   able to say that life is governed by a group of conscious people? Where are   they? Who are they? We see exactly the opposite: that life is governed by   those who are the least conscious, by those who are most asleep.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvocative ideas such   as these have attracted generations of thoughtful people to the methods of   self-study and inner work devised by Gurdjieff, one of the most radical   spiritual teachers of modern times. According to Gurdjieff, the wars raging   at this very moment are nothing more than millions of sleeping people trying   to annihilate millions of other sleeping people. Contrary to popular belief,   there is no such as thing as progress and evolution as long as humanity   remains asleep.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo hundred conscious people could change   the whole of life on the earth\u003c\/i\u003e, Gurdjieff says. If we want to   become those conscious people, we must learn how to change ourselves. With   the help of self-knowledge and an understanding of our relation to the   universe, we can awaken to a higher level of being—if we wish to change   ourselves.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of Gurdjieff's   fundamental principles and methods of transforming the intellect, emotions,   and body, in the system known as the Fourth Way, are presented in this book   in his own clear, precise words preserved by his closest pupils.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArranged in an orderly   sequence of passages drawn from two primary source books—P. D. Ouspensky's   \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Miraculous\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eViews from the   Real World\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Mme. Jeanne de Salzmann—this material is an   indispensable introduction for those determined to undertake the efforts and   practices necessary for awakening consciousness.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the basic concepts   and methods are covered, including:    \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   • man is   \"asleep\"  \u003cbr\u003e   • we have no unified \"I\"  \u003cbr\u003e   • the need for   self-knowledge  \u003cbr\u003e   • functions of the human \"machine\"  \u003cbr\u003e   • states of   consciousness  \u003cbr\u003e   • levels of being  \u003cbr\u003e   • three centers: moving, emotional, and thinking  \u003cbr\u003e   • personality and   essence  \u003cbr\u003e   • the   possibility of self-development  \u003cbr\u003e   • self-observation  \u003cbr\u003e   • remembering oneself  \u003cbr\u003e   • conscious   evolution  \u003cbr\u003e   • the   law of three forces  \u003cbr\u003e   • the ray of creation  \u003cbr\u003e   • the law of   octaves  \u003cbr\u003e   • the   Enneagram, a universal symbol  \u003cbr\u003e   • the variety of spiritual ways  \u003cbr\u003e   • esoteric   Christianity  \u003cbr\u003e   • working in groups  \u003cbr\u003e   • the necessity of schools","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124547731696,"sku":"9780834828506","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780834828506_p0.jpg?v=1763813049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780834828506","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}