Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff- perspectives on inner work: A list of Gurdjieff's laws

Friday, February 21, 2020

A list of Gurdjieff's laws

A list of the laws in the order they're introduced in Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson, with the page numbers they're introduced on in the second edition.

This list is published in preparation for the next series of posts. It may not be perfect; there are some laws in the book that aren't true world-laws, but stuff various hasnamusses have made up; and this can be a bit confusing. I'm not perfect, either, so I may have missed some things.

1. Law of associations —p. 15

2. Law of falling—p. 66

3. Law of catching up—p. 83

4. Law of Triamazikamno (Law of 3) p. 140

5. Law called “Heteratogetar”, “the-result-of-the-manifestation-is-proportionate-to-theforce-

of-striving-received-from-the-shock”. P. 169

6. World-law called “Symmetrical-entering”, p. 171

7. World-Law of reciprocal feeding of everything existing p. 172

8. World-law "Troemedekhfe” (reciprocally acting contact) p. 172

9. Law of ‘every -cause-gives-birth-to-its-corresponding-result’ p. 190

10. Law of soolionensius - p. 190

11. GOD forgives everything - this has even become a law in the World. p. 198

12. A certain lawfully flowing cosmic result, existing under the name of “predisposition” p. 237

13. Law of Heptaparaparshinokh (Law of 7) - p 273

14. Cosmic law called the ‘affinity of the number of the totality of vibrations’ p. 279

15. Laws of the influence of different planets of their solar system p. 288

Aka Law of sevenfoldness P. 461

AKA Law of dimensions p.476

AKA Law of ninefoldedness

16. Law of polarity —p 358

17. Cosmic-law-of-the equilibration-of-vibrations p. 388

18. Law of Daivibrizkar—law of the action of the vibrations arising in the atmosphere of enclosed spaces. P.467

Today, may your heart be close to the very God,

and God very close to your heart.

Lee

Lee van Laer is a Senior Editor at Parabola Magazine.

19. Law of ty
picality p. 560

20. Cosmic law of 'self-adaption-of-Nature' p. 564

21. Cosmic law called 'Tenikdoa,' or as it is sometimes called the 'law of gravity, p. 728

22. Law of sane logic p. 736

23. Law of ‘affinity of vibrations’ p. 786

24. The Law of combination of colors'; p. 844

25. Law of the reciprocal maintenance of everything existing. 1094/5

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Recommendations and current reading list

Lee's current reading list (all recommended)

The Iceberg- Marion Coutts. This extraordinary book deserves to be read by every individual engaged in an inner search. The questions it raises about life, death, and relationship are framed by the authors responsibilities to her very young child and her dying husband. This is a book about real work in life, not esoteric theory.

Far From The Tree: Andrew Solomon. Parents, Children and the Search for Identity. Highly recommended.

Inner Yoga, Sri Anirvan—This extraordinary book is essential reading for any serious student of Gurdjieff or Yoga practice. Written at a level of both practical and philosophical discourse well above other contemporary work, Anirvan investigates the deep roots of Yoga practice, theory, and philosophy in a deeply sensitive series of insights. Of particular interest is the extraordinary and challenging piece on Buddhi and Buddhiyoga, which examines the questions of practice, life, and death with an acuity rarely encountered in other work of this nature.

Divine Love and Wisdom, Emmanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg gives us a detailed report on Reality as received from higher sources, reflecting many Truths one would be wise to study carefully. Readers will be astounded by the extraordinary degree of correlation between Swedenborg and Ibn 'Arabi. Many fundamental principles introduced by Gurdjieff are also expounded on in fascinating detail by Swedenborg. All of Swedenborg's works are well worth reading.

The Divine Governance of the Human Kingdom, Ibn 'Arabi. Another real gem, this book ought to be read by every seeker on the spiritual path. If you can only find the time to read one book by Ibn 'Arabi, this ought to be the one. By turns lighthearted, serious, insightful, and ingenius, al 'Arabi introduces us to our inner government character by character, explains their relationships, and indicates how to bring them into a state of harmonious cooperation. Written with love, the book deftly manages to avoid being didactic, delivering instead a sensitive, poetic, and even romantic look at how to organize our inner Being.

The Bezels of Wisdom—Ibn al 'Arabi. A compendium of observations about the nature of "The Reality"—what al 'Arabi calls God— from a 13th century Sufi master. This towering work easily holds its own against—and is worthy of comparison to—13th century masterpieces from other major religious traditions such as Dogen's Shobogenzo and Meister Eckhart's sermons.

Also worthy: William C. Chittick's The Sufi Path of Knowledge, an extensive review of al Arabi's works.