P.d. Ouspensky

P.d. Ouspensky

Russian philosopher, Fourth Way teacher.

A Russian philosopher and mystic, he is best known for his writings on the Fourth Way, a spiritual and philosophical system developed by Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff. Ouspensky’s work explores deep questions of consciousness, time, and human potential, blending Western philosophy with Eastern mystical teachings. He introduced concepts such as self-development, the need for conscious effort in spiritual practice, and the idea of higher states of awareness through disciplined thought and action.

P.d. Ouspensky Quotes about Life

  • Truths that become old become decrepit and unreliable; sometimes they may be kept going artificially for a certain time, but there is no life in them.
  • It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning.
  • Man is confronted with two obvious facts: The existence of the world in which he lives; and the existence of psychic life in himself.
  • Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams.