Andrey
Jedi
Hello.
I'm sure many of us here are familiar with the concept of the "machine," but my understanding of it is still of a theoretical nature. It makes sense in a lot of ways when I learn about the workings of the human anatomy or read some psychology, etc., but I still find myself reverting back to my old ways. I have made some progress in some areas in terms of breaking old habits, but some habits seem harder to break, and when I do relapse, I try to remind myself of my mechanical nature, but it's difficult to internalize fully. Gurdjieff emphasized man as machine in quite literal terms, which is so hard to grasp. Should we take it as a metaphor or take it quite literally. In some ways, I interpret it quite literally, while in other ways I think of it metaphorically, and wonder if I should take it more literally.
I was reading some literature today, and the author is very elegant and poetic with his prose. I'm reading it and also thinking about what Gurdjieff talked about how even stuff like this that seem so mesmerizing is also equally mechanical. It can be hard to internalize the machine concept when you run into things that don't seem so mechanical but seem to be very creative or even divinely inspired.
So I would like to ask this forum what are some ways one can truly KNOW that one is a machine. How should we interpret the concept and what are the best avenues of research one might want to look into to truly understand the true nature of man?
Thanks for reading.
I'm sure many of us here are familiar with the concept of the "machine," but my understanding of it is still of a theoretical nature. It makes sense in a lot of ways when I learn about the workings of the human anatomy or read some psychology, etc., but I still find myself reverting back to my old ways. I have made some progress in some areas in terms of breaking old habits, but some habits seem harder to break, and when I do relapse, I try to remind myself of my mechanical nature, but it's difficult to internalize fully. Gurdjieff emphasized man as machine in quite literal terms, which is so hard to grasp. Should we take it as a metaphor or take it quite literally. In some ways, I interpret it quite literally, while in other ways I think of it metaphorically, and wonder if I should take it more literally.
I was reading some literature today, and the author is very elegant and poetic with his prose. I'm reading it and also thinking about what Gurdjieff talked about how even stuff like this that seem so mesmerizing is also equally mechanical. It can be hard to internalize the machine concept when you run into things that don't seem so mechanical but seem to be very creative or even divinely inspired.
So I would like to ask this forum what are some ways one can truly KNOW that one is a machine. How should we interpret the concept and what are the best avenues of research one might want to look into to truly understand the true nature of man?
Thanks for reading.