The harder the conditions of life,
the more can be gained for one's work.During Mr. Gurdjieff's lifetime, world events
included: The Russian revolution, the first
world war, the great depression, prohibition,
the second world war, the Armenian massacre.The art world experienced post impressionism,
cubism, Dada, surrealism, expressionism.The Titanic sank, radio came into use,
Henry Ford developed mass production,
television was invented, and the first recorders
became available, which is how, as his pupils
demonstrate to him, we have recordings of his voice.
(He starts to speak about 44 seconds in)The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into a low
Earth orbit on 4 October 1957 just eight years
after his life had been completed, twenty years
after his death, man was standing on the moon.
the more can be gained for one's work.During Mr. Gurdjieff's lifetime, world events
included: The Russian revolution, the first
world war, the great depression, prohibition,
the second world war, the Armenian massacre.The art world experienced post impressionism,
cubism, Dada, surrealism, expressionism.The Titanic sank, radio came into use,
Henry Ford developed mass production,
television was invented, and the first recorders
became available, which is how, as his pupils
demonstrate to him, we have recordings of his voice.
(He starts to speak about 44 seconds in)The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into a low
Earth orbit on 4 October 1957 just eight years
after his life had been completed, twenty years
after his death, man was standing on the moon.
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