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G.I. Gurdjieff, circa 1924 IsThere"Life" on Earth? An Introduction to Gurdjieff IS THERE "LIFE" ON EARTH is a series off our lectures, first delivered by J.G. Bennett at Denison House, London, on October 3, 10, 17 and 24, 1949, under the name "Gurdjieff-The Making of a New World." Lecture 2 (Chapter 2), "Gurdjieff-The Man and his Work," was rewritten by Bennett in 1973 to include an account taken from a biographical note prepared by some of Gurdjieffs older pupils at the request of his American publishers. The lectures have been otherwise revised only so that the tenses accurately reflect Gurdjieffs death, which occurred on October 29, 1949, a few days after the presentation of the final lecture. Is There "Life" on Earth? An Introduction to Gurdjieff J.G.Bennett BENNETT BOOKS Santa Fe, New Mexico Other books by J.G. Bennett Creative Thinking Deeper Man The Dramatic Universe (4 vols) Enneagram Studies Energies: Material, Vital, Cosmic Gurdjieff: A Very Great Enigma Gurdjieff: Making a New World How We Do Things Hazard Idiots in Paris (with E. Bennett) Intimations Long Pilgrimage Masters of Wisdom Needs of a New Age Community Sacred Influences The Sevenfold Work Sex A Spiritual Psychology The Spiritual Hunger of the Modem Child (with others) Sufi Spiritual Techniques Talks on Beelzebub's Tales Transformation The Way to Be Free What Are We Living For? Witness: An Autobiography REFLECTIONS OF THE REAL WORLD BENNETT BOOKS dedicates this publication to all those who have a genuine concern for the fate of our planet Earth and who are thereby moved to seek real and lasting solutions to the problems arising from the deteriorating conditions of life hereon. Bennett Books publishes material that reflects the work of those who, from their deep concern for the fate of humanity, have penetrated the "real world" of human existence. —The Publisher (cid:52)(cid:68)(cid:66)(cid:79)(cid:1)(cid:86)(cid:79)(cid:69)(cid:1)(cid:35)(cid:70)(cid:66)(cid:83)(cid:67)(cid:70)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:27) (cid:39)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:57)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:58)(cid:72)(cid:74) (cid:46)(cid:224)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:73)(cid:70)(cid:79) (cid:37)(cid:70)(cid:91)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:67)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:1)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19) First published in 1973 by Stonehill Publishing Company BENNETTBOOKS P.O. Box 1553 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 © 1989 The Estate of J.G. Bennett All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 5 4 3 2 1 First Bennett Books Edition 1989 Cover photo: photographer unknown. G.I. Gurdjieff, circa 1924. Cover design: AM Services, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Frontispiece photo: courtesy of Peter Swales. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Bennett, John G. (John Godolphin), 1897-1974. [Introduction to Gurdjieff] Is there "life" on earth?: an introduction to Gurdjieff/ J.G. Bennett. — 1st Bennett Books ed. p. cm. — (A Bennett Books spiritual classic) Reprint. Originally published: An introduction to Gurdjieff. New York : Stonehill Pub. Co., 1973 Slightly rev. lectures originally delivered at Denison House, London, October 1949, under title: Gurdjieff, the man and his work. ISBN 0-9621901-1-X (pbk. : alk. paper) : $9.50 1. Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch, 1872-1949. I. Title. II. Series. B4249.G84B4665 1989 197—dc20 [B] 89-38486 CIP Contents Foreword by George Bennett 1 Introduction 5 Chapter 1 THE NEEDS OF A NEW EPOCH 13 Chapter 2 GURDJIEFF - THE MAN AND HIS WORK 3-5 Chapter3 "WORK ON ONESELF" 51 Chapter 4 GURDJIEFF'S WRITINGS 71 Appendix: Gurdjieff Today [1973] 99 "WE ARE NOW in a period of transition to a New Epoch; and new illusions are arising to replace the old ones." Fallen Leaves A collection of J.G. Bennett's writings, lectures and letters.