Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men is a British film directed by Peter Brook and based on the book of the same name by Greek-Armenian mystic, G. I. Gurdjieff.
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Retrieved 15 August Continuum International Publishing Group. A brief glimpse of the dances appears at the very end of the motion picture about Gurdjieff, Meetings with Remarkable Men, produced and directed in by Peter Brook, with a screenplay by Peter Brook and Jeanne de Salzmann. Films directed by Peter Brook. With hundreds of free documentaries published and categorised every month, there's something for every taste.

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Meetings With Remarkable Men by G.I. Gurdjieff

Book of Enoch Documentary. How is the Dalai Lama elected? There have been 14 Dalai Lama so far, and the title is rather new. The first and the second Dalai Lama were given the t Common misconceptions people have about Hinduism. His redeeming quality, though, is the fact he concentrated on what he wanted He employed his mind.

And there is some evidence that he also employed his emotional mind as well, although this occurs without his attention He DID sense and respond to a visit with an enlightened man and often quotes him as the book progresses. He also employees a dry sense of humor I enjoyed his travels in a troubled world, although his world is much more innocent than our present one. The names of the places he visited seemed from another world The view of the world from a Russian point of view is much different than our own.

The book is a good read. I would recommend it to anyone. Loved reading this paperback edition ; Excellent stories of spirituality and adventure travel. Could've earned 4 stars but for this: Jun 08, David Guy rated it it was ok. I read this book because Jacob Needleman is a follower of Gurdjieff, because I've always been curious about the man, and because I love books that have brief biographies of men, of friendships, whatever.

Gurdjieff definitely had an adventurous and interesting life if all this is true , and met some fascinating people. But whenever he got to the point of delivering their message, which to me was the whole point of the book, he would claim he was saving it for some other book, where he is finally I read this book because Jacob Needleman is a follower of Gurdjieff, because I've always been curious about the man, and because I love books that have brief biographies of men, of friendships, whatever.

But whenever he got to the point of delivering their message, which to me was the whole point of the book, he would claim he was saving it for some other book, where he is finally going to explain things. In that way, I don't see why he wrote this one. So I found this disappointing. The second series of Gurdjieff's writings, Meetings with Remarkable Men was written, in Gurdjieff's words, "to acquaint the reader with the material required for a new creation and to prove the soundness and good quality of it. On another, it may be read as an allegory, a sort of Pilgrim's Progress for the 20th century.

Either way, it is an engaging effort, and will be of use to anyone wishing to learn more about G. Gurdjieff The second series of Gurdjieff's writings, Meetings with Remarkable Men was written, in Gurdjieff's words, "to acquaint the reader with the material required for a new creation and to prove the soundness and good quality of it.

Gurdjieff and the Work. Oct 25, Robtee rated it it was amazing. Mar 02, Timm rated it it was ok Shelves: Taught me to see how remarkable people are and to look for other remarkable men from the past and present. May 14, Jim rated it it was amazing Shelves: I started this book as I finally found a chance to have it and read it. My expectation were completely different from what came out. Gurdjieff's writing style is like reading a historian's notes on trips.

Moreover, it's astonishing to see so much detail in each "remarkable man"'s life, beautifully narrated by Gurdjieff. It was a pleasure to read the account of his life in different parts of Asia and Europe. Particularly, I didn't know that there was a mystic club or that he bought some Edison ph I started this book as I finally found a chance to have it and read it. Particularly, I didn't know that there was a mystic club or that he bought some Edison phonograph in Baku, where it was not that precious thing, but which brought him a fortune in another city. The book is full of sad and inconceivable stories.

Sometimes you even doubt that one person could experience as much in one life. The book is finalized with notes written in the US. Overall, the book itself is a great example of how a man can make such big aims in life and search for truth. I'd also state that, every person should write a book like that in their life, to be preserved for future generations for accounts of how they lived and what was happening at certain time in a certain place.

Aug 26, Nikola rated it it was ok. For example how it's possible that after a long drought period some folks made a religious ceremony and suddenly heavy rain.

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Why should you trust him? Because he said around times in the book how well educated and informed on the matter of science he is. The positive aspect of the book is the interesting description of lives and traditions of his region. Nov 14, Stephen Coates rated it really liked it. Although some of the accounts sound a little exaggerated, if even only half of each such tale was true, the adjective remarkable would not be.

And when he described, having heard a tale passed by generations of storytellers to and including his father was the same as the subsequently uncovered and translated Epic of Gilgamesh, it gives one cause to reflect on the ability of mankind, in the pre-literate age, to accurately record and pass on stories from human memory alone. Mar 22, Seraphim Veluvian rated it it was amazing Shelves: Great book, the amazing stories of gurdjieff and his fellow companions motivate yourself to find your inner self and do great things, i have read this book at the age of 18 and it motivated me to do many great things.

Gurdjieff is kind of person which can guide you through light, but be careful dont believe everything you read ;. Apr 05, Marco Pontual rated it it was ok Shelves: Interesting at times, but only at times. Nov 12, Ivan Voras rated it it was amazing Shelves: One of the best tall tales I've ever read.

But inspiring and wonderful nevertheless!

Jul 12, Guhina rated it it was amazing. Not quite as deep as Beelzebub's Tales, but more easily accessible. A big disappointment for me. Beelzebub's Tales was far more enlightening and engrossing. For more insight and wisdoms see the aforementioned Tales and also writings from one of Gurdjieff's closest associates, P. Ouspensky as detailed in A New Model of the Universe. Some of my favorite excerpts: It thus accelerates in people the atrophy of even their last possibilities for acquiring those data which formerly still gave them a certain relative cognizance of there own individuality, which alone leads to what we call "remembering oneself" that absolutely necessary factor in the process of self-perfecting.

Faith arises in a man and increases in its action in him not as the result of automatic learning, that is, not from any automatic ascertainment of height, breadth, thickness, form and weight, or from the perception of anything by sight, hearing, touch, smell or taste, but from understanding.

Understanding is the essence obtained from information intentionally leaned and from all kinds of experiences personally experienced.

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On surface, the book is boring, written in an off-putting manner and Gurdjieff seems to ramble on endlessly on subjects out of which the reader is unable to fathom their importance. After this shift in perspective, the book presents itself as captivat G. After this shift in perspective, the book presents itself as captivating, indefinitely inspiring and with such complexity it seems impossible to unearth or understand everything Gurdjieff tries to present with just one reading.

Nevertheless, this is not an easy read, as the reader needs to stay focused throughout the whole novel in order to catch even the faintest of glimpses of meaning woven in to the text. This is the case even after getting used to the style of the novel, as even after that it stays somewhat boring.

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Yet the book rewards the reader in the end and even during the progress of reading it, as it slowly reveals its secrets so you just might catch yourself waiting the moment you can get a moment of peace so you can sink to its bizarre narrative. The first volume, "beelzebub's tales to his grandson," delivered in every way, and was brilliantly destructive.

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The devotion and effort he put into that first book is awe-inspiring to me. But this isn't the second volume. I think he died or ran out of money for his cult before he could write the 2nd and 3rd parts. This book is a posthumously arranged short collection of lectures arranged unfortunately Gurdjieff never completed the promised 2nd and 3rd volumes of his "all and everything" series. This book is a posthumously arranged short collection of lectures arranged by his followers. Reading the 3 books in this "series" as it exists today is really sad because you see a man trying to accomplish something great and failing.

Near the end of this book, Gurdjieff basically says: Apr 29, Maxime Rolaz rated it it was amazing.

Great autobiographical account written by the remarkable man himself. I really enjoyed reading this book which describes some of the daring and perilous expeditions Gurdjieff undertook with his closest friends through various regions of the Caucasus, Central Asia, Egypt, Turkey, and ultimately Europe and the US.