NY: Dutton Publishers D242. Fair. 1969,1974. paperback. 4x7". FAIR Cond, lite WATER stains to text PAPERBACK; RAINBOW TITLES ON BRIGHT YELLOW PAPER COVERS....(COVER DOES NOT SHOW MAN WALKING DESERT HILLS.); 303pg pages; Mystic Philosophy....became an Extraordinary film..Terence Stamp...... Half travel journal, half autobiography, Meetings with Remarkable Men begins with Gurdieff's childhood, when he finds his book learning at odds with paranormal events that were self-evident but inexplicable through modern science. Later he discovers a map of "pre-sands Egypt" and evidence of the Sarmound Brotherhood, alleged keepers of ancient wisdom dating back four and a half millennia. He climbs the Himalayas, follows the Nile, and is led blindfolded to a mysterious monastery. In his encounters with dervishes, monks, and fakirs, Gurdjieff recovers the wisdom he seeks; by comparison .

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Meetings with Remarkable Men , G. I. Gurdjieff’s autobiographical account of his youth and early travels, has become something of a legend since it was first published in 1963. A compulsive “read” in the tradition of adventure narratives, but suffused with Gurdjieff’s unique perspective on life, it is organized around portraits of remarkable men and women who aided Gurdjieff’s search for hidden knowledge or accompanied him on his journeys in remote parts of the Near East and Central Asia. This is a book of lives, not doctrines, although readers will long value Gurdjieff’s accounts of conversations with sages. Meetings conveys a haunting sense of what it means to live fully—with conscience, with purpose, and with heart. Among the remarkable individuals whom the reader will come to know are Gurdjieff’s 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 white slavery to become a trusted member of Gurdjieff’s group of fellow seekers. Gurdjieff’s account of their attitudes in the face of external challenges and in the search to understand the mysteries of life is the real substance of this classic work.

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Bookseller: Wonderful Books by Mail (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 126275
Title: MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MEN
Author: Gurdjieff, G. I
Illustrator: Photo Frontis of Author
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0525472428
ISBN 13: 9780525472421
Publisher: Dutton Publishers D242
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1969,1974
Keywords: Occult, Philosophy

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