From our friend, Jean Z. Use the joyous music as an impression to be present. Mandolin Concerto in C Major by Antonio Vivaldi: ...

From our friend, Astha P. Weekly Topic: Work ‘I’s Work ‘I’s are conscious thoughts to halt our unconscious actions. Work ‘I’s belong to...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, use the following music, quote, and image to nurture your being: Barcarolle by Offenbach: ...

Thoughts from the Teacher about Being, with some Poetry For this post, I would like to share some angles from the teacher interwoven with...

BEING Being is the degree to which higher centers are present. Because our connection to higher centers is not permanent, consciousness...

From our friend, Astha P. Weekly Topic: Being Being: conscious existence. The nature or essence of a person. Conscious evolution is Work...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, here is the music post this week. Concerto for Recorder and Flute in E minor, Third Movement, by...

From our friend, Astha P. Weekly Topic: The Emotional Center Gossip is talking idly, especially about the affairs of others. In other...

This week's music post from our friend, Jean Z. Armenian Melody by George Gurdjieff:  https://youtu.be/qzlX_Gk-GV4?si=FaKQAD5ZUcCLA7Kx...

Weekly Topic: The Moving Center Before posting the weekly exercise, I want to take a brief moment to thank our dear friend, Joan, for the...

NEW BOOK ALERT! "The Pocket Book on Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way: Reaching Man's Hidden Possibilities" David Tuttle, a long-time practitioner...

This week's music post from our friend, Jean Z. You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find...

Seeing from Higher Centers Seeing from Higher Centers is a moment to moment, spontaneous experience that is rich in clarity. I have found...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, use the following music to nourish higher centers: Venus the Bringer of Peace from The Planets by...

A PATIENT MAN NEVER WAITS Driving around town picking up groceries and supplies, a small series of interruptions occurred. The first was...

Shocks Are All Around Us, Are We? A shock has a particular meaning in the Fourth Way as taught by my Teacher. When my sleep is...

The Second Conscious Shock From our friend, David Tuttle If you are able to prolong presence, it means the second conscious shock is...

The First Conscious Shock From our friend, David Tuttle “Can you elaborate on the first conscious shock, which is self-remembering? I...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, below is the music selection for this week: Ballade No. 2 by Chopin  https://youtu.be/yI0rbm1kvYA...

Weekly Topic: Shocks Why is this happening to me? We often hear this question from people who are dealing with health issues and other...

From our Friend, Jean Z. Dear friends, use the following music to nourish our soul: Vedro con mio diletto  by Vivaldi:...

Weekly Topic: Buffers It seems to be human nature to see ourself through the filter of imagination. In sleep (second state), one’s...

Encounter with the Eternal From our friend Lindsay V. “Time is the moving image of eternity.” ― Plato I don’t find myself often thinking...

Eternity is Now and Forever I do not usually think about eternity unless I am faced with something infinitely large or small. Intense...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, below is the music post for this week: Lilacs by Rachmaninoff  https://youtu.be/aFGQs0HfoJg?si=CC...

The Prize is Eternity We can begin now. And now. And now. Every moment in every day is just as important as the last moment of our last...

Weekly Topic: Eternity An excerpt from Walt Whitman’s poem The Eternal Present Where I am or you are this present resplendent day, the...

Serving in the World Service as a spiritual practice appears in many traditions including the Fourth Way. It is one of those practices...

Tribute to the Sovereign From "A Question of Presence" by Sergio Antonio I often go to China on business. The owners of Chinese companies...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, use the following music to strengthen presence. Symphony No. 6, movement 1 by Beethoven...

Service: To Awaken Someone Else Last week in the post about acceptance, I mentioned the need to be of service to others. Before I address...

Weekly Topic: Service Today is Mother’s Day. It is very appropriate that the topic of service, the act of external consideration, will be...

Weekly Topic: Acceptance Accepting what is supports us with transformation of suffering. When we acknowledge that each of our roles in...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, the musical selection for this week is Va, pensiero from Verdi’s opera Nabucco...

Weekly Topic: Conscious Will- Supporting Third Eye If Higher Centers is always available, then one could surmise, so too , is conscious...

The Art of Loving From our friend, Dhruvi C. “Love comes from eternity and ends in eternity.” – Rabia Love: one of the most misused words...

With a Love Like That Even after all this time The Sun never says to the Earth, "You owe me." Look what happens With a love like that, It...

What Do You Love? From our friend, Rowena T. The way of love—is this a path we can follow? Love is a much-used word. What do you love?...

From Our Friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, here is the musical selection for this week: Serenade for Strings First Movement by Tchaikovsky ...

Thy Self, Thy Love, Thy Life The subject tonight is Love And for tomorrow night as well, As a matter of fact I know of no better topic...

Weekly Topic: Love is a State Conscious love transcends the physical body. With that said, it is my understanding that conscious love...

To be One, Be One with All When the whole world is your friend, fear will find no place to call home. And when you make the mind your...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, below is the musical selection for this week. Flow My Tears by John Dowland...

Unity: A Four-Dimensional Vision As I reflect on the idea of unity, I recall experiences when my awareness zoomed out from a particular...

Weekly Topic: Unity Within Oneself Each of us is like a puzzle. We are comprised of many memories and experiences with each interlocking...

Finding Humility in Your Third Eye Do you remember the popular 1970’s radio tune, “You're so Vain,” with the burning lyric “you probably...

From our friend, Jean Z. Hello friends, use the following musical selection to strengthen presence. Spring from The Four Seasons by...

Real Self is Happy to Be Humble Humility is an attitude or characteristic that is essential for taking one of the first steps in...

Weekly Topic: The Humility of Awakening In Presence there is a flow of purity that manifests humility and other attributes such as love,...

Clarity- Absorbing and Emitting Light From our friend, Benjamin B. Absorbing and emitting light are aspects of spiritual growth. What are...