You must make "tzchik"

Mr. Gurdjieff said...
You must make "tzchik"
(sound of crushing a beetle)
of the old world, (old you),
to make the new world.
(The new you).

Out of the chaos of this world

Out of the chaos of this world,
all we can do is be.

Release one from a cycle of karma

Part of the work exercise,
to not express negative emotions,
is not only to save a very volatile energy
for conscious development. But also to
help release one from a cycle of karma.
It is purifying.

Tread softly on the earth

Be kind to those around you,
tread softly on the earth.

This is already high work

Mr. Gurdjieff advised his students
to try to say "I am" (be present and remember
themselves) every hour on the hour.
This is already high work.

The chain of conscious teachers

The chain of conscious teachers
in history. May never have been broken.

Forget the numbers.

Forget the numbers.
We do our best.
The best is to be.