Cutting down Mr. Gurdjieff's tree...

We heard.....

That Mr.Gurdjieff did visit London

in the earlier part of the last century.

He planted a tree at a house in Hampstead

where a group he founded resided.

Many years later, a young member of the

group cut the tree down, perhaps

for no real reason. 

This upset the group, it was possibly 

a last physical tie to the great teacher.

Perhaps in some way, he had caused

this to occur. He trained himself to be

ruthless and objective towards the 

weaknesses of his students.