Meetings with Remarkable Men

Oct 20, 2024 9:31 PM

Author:G. I. Gurdjieff

The exhilarating, life-affirming call to spiritual arms from world-renowned spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff

'Gurdjieff's voice is heard as a call.

He calls because he suffers from the inner chaos in which we live.

He calls to us to open our eyes.

He asks us why we are here, what we wish for, what forces we obey. He asks us, above all, if we understand what we are . . .'

Part adventure narrative, part travelogue, part spiritual guide, Meetings with Remarkable Men is suffused with Gurdjieff's unique perspective on life. With vivacity and charm, he organizes his account around portraits of the remarkable men and women who accompanied him through remote parts of the Near East and Central Asia, and who aided his search for hidden knowledge. Among them are Gurdjieff's own father (a traditional bard), a Russian prince dedicated to the search for Truth, a Christian missionary who entered a World Brotherhood deep in Asia, and a woman who escaped slavery to become a trusted member of Gurdjieff's group of fellow seekers.

Meetings with Remarkable Men conveys a haunting sense of what it means to live fully - with conscience, with purpose and with heart.

Reviews

[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth

—— The Dalai Lama

Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha

—— Sogyal Rinpoche

Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout...a scholar of immense intellectual capacity

—— Martin Luther King

Mindfulness has become a serious movement, now with champions among policy makers as well as Buddhists. Thich Nhat Hanh is one of its guiding spirits

—— The Times Literary Supplement

Elegant and powerful, erudite and accurate...dazzling in its breadth and historical detail

—— Washington Post

Riveting… Armstrong is one of our most erudite expositors of religion… a rare mix of cool-headed scholarship and impassioned concern

—— Sally Vickers , Observer

A powerful and important work of scholarship, synthesis and argument... It is also a remarkably pleasurable read

—— Peter Marshall , Literary Review

A magisterial debunking of the secularist tale

—— Nigel Baggar , Standpoint

A welcome counterblast... Excellent

—— Jonathan Wright , BBC History Magazine

Her view of religion is broad and deep, identifying it both with a universal need for meaning, and with the human desire for community

—— Ian Bell , Herald

Engaging… Makes its case eloquently

—— Scott Appleby , Tablet

A hefty yet accessible tome that debunks myths, fires debate and helps explain some of the chaos in the world today

—— Choice Magazine

Well researched, insightful and revelatory… A compelling argument

—— Dean Haigh , UK Press Syndication

Armstrong offers both a convincing rebuttal of some key New Atheist arguments, and hope for a better future

—— Church Times

Taking us from prehistoric to modern times, Karen Armstrong deftly manages her vast subject, and her conclusions will surprise you

—— Good Book Guide

A disturbing and refreshing view of 20,000 years of human society

—— Kate Cooper , History Today

thought-provoking

—— three stars , Daily Telegraph

Armstrong is doing us a great service

—— David Shariatmadari , Guardian

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