'The Prize is Eternity' is a selection of essays on the practical inner work of the Fourth Way. Unmatched by any other publication in the tradition of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and Rodney Collin, it outlines the specific efforts necessary to break through the ordinary state of sleep that prevents us from waking up to living fully and in orientation towards the possibility of eternal life. For the reader new to Gurdjieff's system of inner development this is a clear introduction to how "The Work" works and for any student of the Fourth Way it will be an invaluable manual for the clarification and practical use of work ideas.
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This is a practical book detailing the techniques and the tools required for spiritual awakening. -- Susan Zannos - Author of Human Types
Your skill of illuminating the esoteric ideas of the Fourth Way by focusing on their practical use is truly unique..." -- Benjamin Yudin - Author of Kabbalah and the Transmigration of the Soul
Your skill of illuminating the esoteric ideas of the Fourth Way by focusing on their practical use is truly unique..." -- Benjamin Yudin - Author of Kabbalah and the Transmigration of the Soul
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Clear and to the point,
By Harun "completedsearch" (São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Prize is Eternity: Foundations of Inner Work in the Fourth Way (Paperback)
I have been a follower of the Fourth Way ideas for the past twenty years, and during that time I have read almost everything. Once in a while I have had the "good fortune" of meeting such pearl of wisdom as this book. The author treats each topic, and all of then are really related with the inner work of change, with clarity and the experience of someone not just "explaining" the concepts. He speaks (that was my feeling) from the point of view of someone who has not only practiced what he talks about, but more importantly, who have become the words, wich, after all is the goal of every true way.Since finding this book I went looking for his other works, bought then and to my soul happyness, they were all like that: Precise, practical, clear and very human. Go for it. You will never regret.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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A very practical book,
By Richard Quiroz (Milan, Italy) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Prize is Eternity: Foundations of Inner Work in the Fourth Way (Paperback)
"The Prize is Eternity" by Girard Haven is about the practical work of the Fourth Way. "Practical" means something more than physical or mental exercises that the reader can attempt in the privacy of his or her own study. In these pages, Haven speaks about the difficult, day-to-day work to awaken from the sleep in which we are all immersed. Practical means both beginning to see things as they are and attempting to act from what one sees. Practical also means distinguishing between the efforts that one is capable of making by oneself and the line beyond which one cannot pass without outside assistance. The Fourth Way is a teaching of spiritual development ... brought to the West in the early part of this century by George Gurdjieff and Peter Ouspensky. ... It can be said that the Fourth Way, more than any other system of knowledge known to us in modern times, stresses the importance of work on being. It is not enough to know the words, one must strive to be the words...
13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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If Ouspensky is too dry then give this one a try,
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This review is from: The Prize is Eternity: Foundations of Inner Work in the Fourth Way (Paperback)
If you find the writing style of Ouspensky to be difficultto follow then this is the book for you. The writing is very easy to follow and is more germane to the unique obstacles people face in today's modern world. This is the book I give to friends who are interested in the 4th way as I have found that they say Ouspensky is too hard to understand.
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