tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16762431511206819762024-02-22T03:28:54.035-05:00Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff- perspectives on inner workLee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.comBlogger702125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-61312570093417696322022-11-25T00:00:00.002-05:002022-11-25T00:00:00.204-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The next post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-74829614651113080212022-11-22T00:00:00.002-05:002022-11-22T00:00:00.207-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The next post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-14653554797406377362022-11-19T00:00:00.002-05:002022-11-19T00:00:00.216-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The next post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-2874924899705922252022-11-16T00:00:00.002-05:002022-11-16T00:00:00.235-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The next post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-35810333852475155252022-11-10T00:00:00.003-05:002022-11-10T00:00:00.214-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The next post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-84620864748384882602022-11-07T00:00:00.002-05:002022-11-07T00:00:00.217-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The next post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-17077602735129286222022-11-04T00:00:00.003-04:002022-11-04T00:00:00.212-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The next post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-88458905455808341412022-11-01T00:00:00.003-04:002022-11-01T00:00:00.200-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The next post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-9348818737255688232022-10-29T00:00:00.016-04:002022-10-29T00:00:00.184-04:00Peter Brook's Last Question<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-62616678341647242212022-10-24T00:00:00.010-04:002022-10-24T00:00:00.172-04:00June 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-62973828393040418972022-10-21T00:00:00.014-04:002022-10-21T00:00:00.206-04:00Note to a younger friend<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-9761869032987315112022-10-19T00:00:00.012-04:002022-10-19T00:00:00.192-04:00May 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-88636541890564145772022-10-16T00:00:00.006-04:002022-10-16T00:00:00.203-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part XVI Love Towards Others<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-34577477784396252312022-10-13T00:00:00.004-04:002022-10-13T00:00:00.230-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part XV: Forgiveness<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-77291889661683331332022-10-10T00:00:00.004-04:002022-10-10T00:00:00.213-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part XIV: The Place Where Faith Ends<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-47189154795904758052022-10-07T00:00:00.005-04:002022-10-07T00:00:00.204-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part XIII: Only Love and Goodness<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-66824205757260011612022-10-04T00:00:00.005-04:002022-10-04T00:00:00.213-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part XII: God Begins Where Faith Ends<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-30417197262925407552022-10-01T00:00:00.005-04:002022-10-01T00:00:00.180-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part XI: What is Inward and What is Outward<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-69277748362459816082022-09-29T00:00:00.007-04:002022-09-29T00:00:00.179-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part X: The Point of Contact in the Soul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-2812475723198134952022-09-26T00:00:00.013-04:002022-09-26T00:00:00.209-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part IX: What Good Comes of Man?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-88916843111517017352022-09-23T00:00:00.010-04:002022-09-23T00:00:00.218-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part VIII: Blindness<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-86119169946517817732022-09-20T00:00:00.011-04:002022-09-20T00:00:00.246-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part VII: Christ and Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-34156732727958347802022-09-17T00:00:00.011-04:002022-09-17T00:00:00.211-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part VI: The Virgin<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span></span></p><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span>Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-4064771558176240002022-09-14T00:00:00.010-04:002022-09-14T00:00:00.184-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part V: We Are Too Much of Ourselves<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676243151120681976.post-8568211448460015362022-09-11T00:00:00.010-04:002022-09-11T00:00:00.213-04:00The Secret Gospels of a Latter Age, Part IV: Love Will Come<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/s1500/Reims.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJxrEagRO4OMH_Li4qvXyGq3ul7qfiiS5MJ1RD3jHcgkrwpkyNhiURRVWjrtU7rWOYozDwg-T6wFItmXe5CvFbrm47aLePw03Kaosp2o-RYuXI5oeJBggkRJQ1GHgzahLD49Dsf6CN1kVVeBSE2KMEn1DdidQMVi8yDHpOInnRwqaZAeHVJjQ4dwLCg/w400-h266/Reims.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Announcement: The Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff Blog has moved</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is now available on Substack.</span></b></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new home is here:</span><p><a href="https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf">https://zenyogagurdjieff.substack.com/p/zen-yoga-gurdjieff?sd=pf</a></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annual subscription is $60, or, conversely, $6.00 per month.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">Dear Readers: <p></p><p>Since November 2006, I've offered my readings and observations about the Gurdjieff work free of charge at blogspot.com.</p><p>I initially took this on as a responsibility towards the Gurdjieff work so that at least one of the traditionally reticent Gurdjieff Foundation's member's voices would be a regular presence amidst the relative cacophony of online exchanges about Gurdjieff. </p><p>I have done my best, good or bad, to serve in this regard. Readers who have followed the trajectory have participated in an enterprise that has generated nearly 1.5 million views over the course of its existence.</p><p> The enterprise has been demanding; and there are times when I have thought about giving it up.</p><p>I didn't. In the end it turns out the enterprise has legs of its own, and I merely supervise the activities.</p><p>Change, however, is in the air. Sixteen years is long enough in one place. I've moved the blog to substack. This will to some extent "modernize" it; and it has also transitioned the blog to a paid subscription model. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There may be those who object or complain; to them, I do not apologize, although I understand everyone's impulse to get things for free. There is a point at which you have to pay for what you get, modern world notwithstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid subscriptions will officially begin in September, after which no new posts will be appearing at Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff. </span></p><p>Occasionally, some posts at substack will be free, but readers will be required to pay if they want to have access to the full content.</p><p>Archives dating from 2006 through 2017 will no longer be available on line, but will be made available on request to paid subscribers only. </p><p>This resource represents over 10 years of posts on a wide range of Gurdjieff and other topics. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">warmly,</span></p><p>Lee</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/s2026/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhsTYBG9nJX3rQblkd3r1YxbT6IrOkhTxMYMkRmtagmil7Fu1a8xIia_xI7Jo8oaulkolRLZwod7yIlqftfGI2hsui4kJDTxioeA-J1HZgB73vPSB_t8vIlmcFX6Bc5Sv6oOh0x6UulbVZE4d1t2HXNikFHyAuzQ1_efEuNU0ugjGqw7pHRlS3w89Tg/w168-h200/35F1D761-81D3-43AE-A7DF-15EEF7A574D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Lee van Laerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532580468317808353noreply@blogger.com0