Mountain Crown
The Living Force
monkey said:Good question
One answer to that would be the focus on the internal and not the external this is, as far as I can see, hazardous to the delicate human mind and conjures up undesirable consequences upon the ego and the shadow self I'm obviously referring to Jung here. Following Gurdjieffs teachings have led many to personal destruction.
Just because Gurdjieff says
'Man is a reaction machine" doesn't mean he is a total authority, its just his perspective. Have you looked at Ryle and his Ghost in the machine?
Again, this Man is a reaction machine isn't original to Gurdjieff its origins are in Descartes - mind body dualism
These read like you've already decided, and therefore your questioning seems formulated so as to elicit a desired response.