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The One Great Question

Goodrich Lecture
Indian Springs School
Jacob Needleman
January 22, 2004
THE ONE GREAT QUESTION

I think I should start by saying what I think a philosopher is. As some of you probably know, it means a “lover of wisdom,” somebody who seeks wisdom, who searches for wisdom—in that sense of love as the deep desire for something you do not have, but which you wish for more than anything else. And to say of someone they’re a professional philosopher is very uncomfortable for me because it’s a little like saying someone is a professional lover. Read More (PDF, 130KB).

 

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Why Philosophy is Easy

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G. I. Gurdjieff and His School

Gurdjieff International Review
G. I. Gurdjieff and His School
by Jacob Needleman

Although there is an increasing recognition of the importance of G. I. Gurdjieff in the spiritual landscape of the twentieth century, his name continues to evoke a variety of reactions throughout the world, ranging from awe and reverence to suspicion and hostility. It will no doubt be some time before a general cultural consensus appears, and in this brief account we shall attempt only to survey those aspects of his life and teaching that are of signal importance for anyone approaching this influential spiritual teacher for the first time.

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Questions of the Heart: Inner Empiricism as a Way to a Science of Consciousness

Questions of the Heart: Inner Empiricism as a Way to a Science of ConsciousnessNoetic Sciences Review, Summer 1993

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