Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men G. I. Gurdjieff& 8217;s autobiographical account of his youth and early travels has become something of a legend since it was first published in 1963. A compulsive & 8220;read& 8221; in the tradition of adventure narratives but suffused with Gurdjieff& 8217;s unique perspective on life it is organized around portraits of remarkable men and women who aided Gurdjieff& 8217;s search for hidden knowledge or accompanied him on his journeys in remote parts of the Near East and Central Asia. & 160;& 160;& 160;& 160;& 160;& 160;& 160;& 160;& 160;& 160;& 160; This is a book of lives not doctrines although readers will long value Gurdjieff& 8217;s accounts of conversations with sages. Meetings conveys a haunting sense of what it means to live fully& 8212;with conscience with purpose and with heart. Among the remarkable individuals whom the reader will come to know are Gurdjieff& 8217;s father (a traditional bard) a Russian prince dedicated to the search for Truth a Christian missionary who entered a World Brotherhood deep in Asia and a woman who escaped white slavery to become a trusted member of Gurdjieff& 8217;s group of fellow seekers. Gurdjieff& 8217;s account of their attitudes in the face of external challenges and in the search to understand the mysteries of life is the real substance of this classic work. Language: English