Saturday 13 October 2012

The discipline of a teacher...

Mr. Gurdjieff trained himself to be
ruthless and objective towards the 
weaknesses of his students.

The trouble is, you can support,
or "rub" or "press" someone's weakness.

We tend towards comfort, and 
become angry when our weaknesses
are evoked.

One has to go beyond this, 
beyond being merely "liked".

It takes courage to confront mechanicality.

The discipline required of a teacher...

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