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    The document discusses Gurdjieff's view that modern humans live in a state of "waking sleep," acting without true consciousness or will. It notes that wars, contradictions and incongruities in human behavior can be explained by this sleeping state. Making the transition to "wakeful sleep," with true consciousness, is presented as an immense change. The document also references Gurdjieff saying that human stupidity and God's forgiveness have no limits.

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    The document discusses Gurdjieff's view that modern humans live in a state of "waking sleep," acting without true consciousness or will. It notes that wars, contradictions and incongruities in human behavior can be explained by this sleeping state. Making the transition to "wakeful sleep," with true consciousness, is presented as an immense change. The document also references Gurdjieff saying that human stupidity and God's forgiveness have no limits.

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    A modern man lives in sleep, in sleep he is born and in

    sleep he dies." ~Gurdjieff to Ouspenksi in In Search of the Miraculous

    Grace Notes: It may at first seem a bit harsh assessment of humans; but then how can one
    explain the wars, contradictions and incongruities in human conduct without invoking the
    hypothesis that humans, for the most part, live their life in "waking sleep." We do not really
    do anything; everything happens to us.

    Making a transition from "waking sleep" to "wakeful sleep" is a big deal.

    Gurdjieff also used to say that two things have no limit:

    Man's stupidity and God's forgiveness.

    [See: Gurdjieff: A Very Great Enigma and Witness: the autobiography of John Bennett]

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