Third Series

THE THIRD SERIES
Life Is Real Only Then, When ‘I Am.’

All and Everything: Ten Books, in Three Series, of which this is the Third Series.

FIRST SERIES: Three books under the title of ‘An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Man,’ or, ‘Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson.’
SECOND SERIES: Three books under the common title of ‘Meetings with Remarkable Men.’
THIRD SERIES: Four books under the common title of ‘Life Is Real Only Then, When ‘I Am.’ ‘

All written according to entirely new principles of logical reasoning and strictly directed towards the solution of the following three cardinal problems:

FIRST SERIES: To destroy, mercilessly, without any compromises whatsoever, in the mentation and feelings of the reader, the beliefs and views, by centuries rooted in him, about everything existing in the world.
SECOND SERIES: To acquaint the reader with the material required for a new creation and to prove the soundness and good quality of it.
THIRD SERIES: To assist the arising, in the mentation and in the feelings of the reader, of a veritable, non-fantastic representation not of that illusory world which he now perceives, but of the world existing in reality.


Life Is Real Only Then, When "I Am"
LIFE IS REAL ONLY THEN, WHEN “I AM”
All and Everything, Third Series

Author: Gurdjieff, G. I.
ISBN: 978-0-9572481-9-9 (Solita Solano and Jane Heap Typeset Edition)
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Book Studio
Publish Date: 2016
Pages: 164
Size: 5.5″ x 8.5″

This unedited edition has been compiled from the typescripts from the papers of Solita Solano and Jane Heap. The chapters are in the following order: Book I: Introduction, First ‘Lecture-Talk,’ Second ‘Lecture-Talk,’ Third ‘Lecture-Talk,’ Fourth ‘Lecture-Talk,’ Fifth American Lecture. Book IV: Prologue, The Outer and Inner World of Man. Numeration of each separate paragraph of Book IV has been retained.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Understanding Gurdjieff

Gurdjieff is like so many "gurus" that use symbolism and mystical language which appears so prosaic that it becomes quite difficult to fully comprehend, much less profoundly understand. We truly need positive occult science, which is related to the more formal use of our Aryan mental faculties, as opposed to the emotional-devotional-mystical approach to comprehending what is honestly written (and generally valid, excluding the avaricious charlatans, nefarious disciples of the dark side, and ignorant but well meaning individuals) by so many writers and presenters of "spiritual" topics, but difficult to delve deeply into. The other point is that the language and idioms used are of the period that the writer lived, which is generally far from recent. The next point of difficulty relates to the language translations we encounter. Some are very literal and some are not done by those who fully dominate the two languages. The final difficulty is our own belief-biases that we need to transcend when approaching the subject of esoteric spirituality and the much more concrete POSITIVE occult science (not the same as christian science). We need to make sure that we avoid the more negative and evil occult sciences that appear to dominate 70% of this planet at this time; although that figure is being reduced slowly over time as the strongly positive occult science (of will, love & intelligence) continues to make inroads. All this unfortunately needs to be considered when reading this type of literature, and with an unbiased mind, extract our own intellectual comprehension and a modicum of intuitional understanding, Any belief biases will totally ruin the effort. Gurdieff gives a great deal, but you will have to work to comprehend it all.

Patrick Byrne June 9, 2008
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gurdjieff

Reading this book gave much insight into the life and teachings of Gurdjieff. It helped make sense out of the 'school' teachings giving kind of a hidden awareness that wasn't quite obvious. A deeper understanding of the man Gurdjieff was presented here exposing some of his humanness and methods of teaching.

John February 2, 2010
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1.0 out of 5 stars Paragraphing problem

There is a paragraphing problem with this particular ebook. Huge spaces between paragraphs which makes it very difficult to read. I love this book and needed an ebook form due to my constant traveling. The formatting problem is very disappointing. John

John Smith March 28, 2012
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great service

The book is in a perfect shape. I liked everything about this book from the time of delivery to the last moment of opening it and going throught it. I would recommend it to everyone.

Anna Motovilova May 20, 2013
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More mind-bending language from the master

Read it and get transported. If you have read other stuff, you know what to expect. This completes much of the earlier work

sinjim June 5, 2013
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good for a limited audience

This copy of 'Life is real only then, when I am' fulfills my needs. My caveat would be that its value lies in completing the writings of G.I. Gurdjieff for the person interested in understanding his teaching.

Candace December 22, 2013
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hard Work

Study is required for this book. You have to work with it, digging deep and pausing long to ponder: what does this mean. And it's worth it!

Barbara Wright February 19, 2014
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4.0 out of 5 stars It's Gurdjieff...

Gurdjieff is an interesting person. His writing is what or is and I think there's a lot you can take away from it. That being said, this is as good a version as any and having it in an electronic format lends to rereading periodically without having to carry a book along.

Elliott Truman III December 23, 2014
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read for Serious Gurdjieff Students

First things first - to the person or persons that published these typescripts ... thank you very, very much. You have done a great service to the Work and to followers of Gurdjieff's ideas. Now, the review: Serious students of Gurdjieff will be seriously interested in these typescripts. As you may or may not know, the published versions of Meetings and Life Is Real were revised prior to publication. This was alluded in a few works (such as those by John Henderson and James Webb) but not widely known. I personally wasn't aware of this revision until reading Henderson's Hidden Meanings book. This is the first time I've ever seen these typescripts made available to the public. Again, thank you for publishing these. When you purchase the typescripts, a side-by-side comparison between these typescripts and the revised versions will reveal the extent to which certain passages were edited. From the severity of these revisions -- sometimes more, sometimes less -- we can then go on to speculate about how much revision occurred to Meetings with Remarkable Men. Anyhow, students familiar with the "revision problem" probably don't need to be convinced how important this text is. We now have a much more accurate, unedited, true version of Gurdjieff's exact words that he intended for inclusion in Life is Real. A final note: If you have already purchased these typescripts - it would help to leave a review. It impacts the book's rankings in Amazon search results. The more positive reviews it has, the more visible it will be to others who are searching, and who may not be aware that the typescripts exist.

S January 30, 2019
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1.0 out of 5 stars Left hanging

Although I greatly appreciate much of Gurdjieff's writing, this one drops the ball just as it's left the hand. A long-winded intro containing a whole lot of interpersonal drama and feeling sorry for himself eventually leads to meaningful, instructive content, only to end mid-chapter. It goes as follows...

Steve Be January 6, 2020
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5.0 out of 5 stars Words of man who "Was"

The words of a man who perceived and sensed more than others.

Kamil May 17, 2021
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5.0 out of 5 stars Words of man who "Was"

The words of a man who perceived and sensed more than others.

KK May 17, 2021
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Life Is Real Only Then, When "I Am" LIFE IS REAL ONLY THEN, WHEN “I AM” 

All and Everything, Third Series

Author: Gurdjieff, G. I.
ISBN: ISBN: 978-0-9572481-8-2 (Muriel Draper and J. G. Bennett Typeset Edition)
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Book Studio
Publish Date: 2016
Pages: 164
Size: 5.5″ x 8.5″

This unedited edition has been compiled from the typescripts from the papers of Muriel Draper and J. G. Bennett. The chapters are in the following order: Book I: The First Chapter of the Third Series, The First Lecture-Talk, Second ‘Lecture-Talk,’ Third ‘Lecture-Speech,’ The Fourth ‘Lecture-Talk.’ Book IV: Prologue, The Outer and Inner World of Man. Numeration of each separate paragraph of Book IV has been retained.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good for a limited audience

This copy of 'Life is real only then, when I am' fulfills my needs. My caveat would be that its value lies in completing the writings of G.I. Gurdjieff for the person interested in understanding his teaching.

Candace December 22, 2013
amazon

More mind-bending language from the master

Read it and get transported. If you have read other stuff, you know what to expect. This completes much of the earlier work

sinjim June 5, 2013
amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard Work

Study is required for this book. You have to work with it, digging deep and pausing long to ponder: what does this mean. And it's worth it!

Barbara Wright February 19, 2014
amazon

1.0 out of 5 stars Left hanging

Although I greatly appreciate much of Gurdjieff's writing, this one drops the ball just as it's left the hand. A long-winded intro containing a whole lot of interpersonal drama and feeling sorry for himself eventually leads to meaningful, instructive content, only to end mid-chapter. It goes as follows...

Steve Be January 6, 2020
amazon

1.0 out of 5 stars Paragraphing problem

There is a paragraphing problem with this particular ebook. Huge spaces between paragraphs which makes it very difficult to read. I love this book and needed an ebook form due to my constant traveling. The formatting problem is very disappointing. John

John Smith March 28, 2012
amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars Words of man who "Was"

The words of a man who perceived and sensed more than others.

KK May 17, 2021
amazon

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Gurdjieff...

Gurdjieff is an interesting person. His writing is what or is and I think there's a lot you can take away from it. That being said, this is as good a version as any and having it in an electronic format lends to rereading periodically without having to carry a book along.

Elliott Truman III December 23, 2014
amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars Great service

The book is in a perfect shape. I liked everything about this book from the time of delivery to the last moment of opening it and going throught it. I would recommend it to everyone.

Anna Motovilova May 20, 2013
amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars Gurdjieff

Reading this book gave much insight into the life and teachings of Gurdjieff. It helped make sense out of the 'school' teachings giving kind of a hidden awareness that wasn't quite obvious. A deeper understanding of the man Gurdjieff was presented here exposing some of his humanness and methods of teaching.

John February 2, 2010
amazon

4.0 out of 5 stars Understanding Gurdjieff

Gurdjieff is like so many "gurus" that use symbolism and mystical language which appears so prosaic that it becomes quite difficult to fully comprehend, much less profoundly understand. We truly need positive occult science, which is related to the more formal use of our Aryan mental faculties, as opposed to the emotional-devotional-mystical approach to comprehending what is honestly written (and generally valid, excluding the avaricious charlatans, nefarious disciples of the dark side, and ignorant but well meaning individuals) by so many writers and presenters of "spiritual" topics, but difficult to delve deeply into. The other point is that the language and idioms used are of the period that the writer lived, which is generally far from recent. The next point of difficulty relates to the language translations we encounter. Some are very literal and some are not done by those who fully dominate the two languages. The final difficulty is our own belief-biases that we need to transcend when approaching the subject of esoteric spirituality and the much more concrete POSITIVE occult science (not the same as christian science). We need to make sure that we avoid the more negative and evil occult sciences that appear to dominate 70% of this planet at this time; although that figure is being reduced slowly over time as the strongly positive occult science (of will, love & intelligence) continues to make inroads. All this unfortunately needs to be considered when reading this type of literature, and with an unbiased mind, extract our own intellectual comprehension and a modicum of intuitional understanding, Any belief biases will totally ruin the effort. Gurdieff gives a great deal, but you will have to work to comprehend it all.

Patrick Byrne June 9, 2008
amazon


Look Inside Life Is RealLIFE IS REAL ONLY THEN, WHEN “I AM” 

All and Everything, Third Series, Typescripts

Author: Gurdjieff, G. I.
ISBN: 978-0-9572481-6-8 (Facsimile Typescript Edition)
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Book Studio
Publish Date: 2016
Pages: 320
Size: 8.5″ x 11″

This facsimile edition has been compiled from the typescripts from the papers of  Muriel Draper, J. G. Bennett, Solita Solano, and Jane Heap.

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Kindle: UK | US | CA | IN | DE | FR | ES | IT | NL | JP | BR | MX | AU | IN

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read for Serious Gurdjieff Students

First things first - to the person or persons that published these typescripts ... thank you very, very much. You have done a great service to the Work and to followers of Gurdjieff's ideas. Now, the review: Serious students of Gurdjieff will be seriously interested in these typescripts. As you may or may not know, the published versions of Meetings and Life Is Real were revised prior to publication. This was alluded in a few works (such as those by John Henderson and James Webb) but not widely known. I personally wasn't aware of this revision until reading Henderson's Hidden Meanings book. This is the first time I've ever seen these typescripts made available to the public. Again, thank you for publishing these. When you purchase the typescripts, a side-by-side comparison between these typescripts and the revised versions will reveal the extent to which certain passages were edited. From the severity of these revisions -- sometimes more, sometimes less -- we can then go on to speculate about how much revision occurred to Meetings with Remarkable Men. Anyhow, students familiar with the "revision problem" probably don't need to be convinced how important this text is. We now have a much more accurate, unedited, true version of Gurdjieff's exact words that he intended for inclusion in Life is Real. A final note: If you have already purchased these typescripts - it would help to leave a review. It impacts the book's rankings in Amazon search results. The more positive reviews it has, the more visible it will be to others who are searching, and who may not be aware that the typescripts exist.

S January 30, 2019
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