G. I Gurdjieff - M; 1872? – 1949, Greek-Armenian
Thaddeus Golas - M; 1924-1997, Polish-American
The Lazy Man's Guide To Enlightenment (1972 )|
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| Organisation or Website | Tradition | Category | Stage of Self-Transformation | Sentientism / Vegetarianism. | Abuse? | Following |
G. I Gurdjieff - M; 1872? – 1949, Greek-Armenian |
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| Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man | "The Work", "Fouth Way" etc | Occult | Self-Mastery but not Self-Realisation | No | Maybe | ideas have been subtly influential throughout much of western esotericism, even reappearing in New Age form. |
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Comments: - A true master, possessed of tremendous psychic and physical power and will, a prankster, a trikster, ex-spymaster, a master manipulator, deliberately obscured his teachings, does not seem to me to be someone who greatly respected women. Did not specifically exploit his followers in the manner some abusive gurus do, but not an angel either. Extraordinary charisma. Not enlightened. |
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Thaddeus Golas - M; 1924-1997, Polish-American |
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| The Thaddeus Golas Café | The Lazy Man's Guide To Enlightenment (1972 ) |
nonduality | Partial or Complete Realisation | ? / No | None | Large influence at the time (early 70s) on New Age / Alternative paradigm leaders (e.g. Richard Alpert, Alan Watts) . |
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Comments: - Concise pure nonduality approach, perhaps similar to but rather more insightful than Eckhart Tolle. 60s/early 70s style of LSD inspired spiritual physics/metaphysics interesting but less inspired, more intuitive-rational-mental. Teaches equality of all, but does not seem to have embraced sentientism or vegetarianism. Other than that admirable life, no evidence of abuse, narcissism, etc, towards followers, very influential but now little known. |
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