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"Had not the normal, since time was, lived on the achievements of the abnormal? Men consciously and
voluntarily descended into disease and madness, in search of knowledge which, acquired by fanaticism, would lead back to health; after the possession and use of it had ceased to be conditioned by that heroic and abnormal act of sacrifice. That was the true death on the cross, the true Atonement."

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" 'A man may be born ,but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake.' "
" 'When a man awakes he can die; when he dies he can be born' "
Thus spake the prophet Gurdjieff.

 

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" There is both rhyme and reason in what I say, I have made a dream poem of humanity. I will cling to it .I will be good. I will let death have no mastery over my thoughts. For therein lies goodness and love of humankind, and in nothing else."
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"Love stands opposed to death. It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death . Only love, not reason, gives sweet thoughts. And from love and sweetness alone can form come: form and civilisation, friendly and enlightened , beautiful human intercourse-always in silent recognition of the blood-sacrifice. Ah, yes, it is it is well and truly dreamed. I have taken stock I will keep faith with death in my heart, yet well remember that faith with death and the dead is evil, is hostile to mankind, so soon as we give it power over thought and action.

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts.
- And with this -I awake. For I have dreamed it out to the end, I have come to my goal."

After a short meeting with their good and trusted friend Thomas. Alizzed and the scribe thanked him most genuinely for the benefit of his wisdom, in the matter of their quest, and in saying their good byes, wished the other well, a not unusual seven times, and of course, promised, not to leave it quite so long in the future.