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George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was one of the most charismatic, enigmatic, powerfully self-possessed mystical teachers of the 20th century, and The War Against Sleep is a short introduction to his life and work.
Gurdjieff taught that most humans exist in a state of “waking sleep,” where they remain unaware of their infinite potential and ultimate value as human beings. And if that sounds a little “abstract” or “impractical,” let me assure you that Gurdjieff was an extremely practical man. His philosophy had real-life implications for everyone who seriously applied it.
One such person was Colin Wilson, who wrote The War Against Sleep to bring Gurdjieff’s ideas to a larger audience. He tells the fascinating story of Gurdjieff’s arrival from seemingly nowhere to found an influential school of personal development and to show human beings all over the world that they were habitually living as inferior to their full selves.
So, of course, I wholeheartedly recommend reading that book. However, if you’ve already read that one, or you like the idea of that book but are looking for something slightly different, I’ve got you covered!
First, I’m going to pass along some of my best notes that I’ve personally taken from The War Against Sleep, and then I’m going to recommend four similar…
