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G. I. Gurdjieff on Faith

1860–1949 Armenia

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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.

All and Everything: Views from the Real World (1973)

Faith of consciousness is freedom
Faith of feeling is weakness
Faith of body is stupidity.

All and Everything: Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson (1950)

Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.

In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.

In Search of the Miraculous (1949)

Faith cannot be given to man.Faith arises in a man and increases … from understanding.
Understanding is the essence obtained from information intentionally learned and from all kinds of experiences personally experienced.

There is nothing compulsory. One is not asked to violate cherished beliefs or accept any of the ideas presented. Rather, a healthy skepticism is encouraged.

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