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A theme proposal: 'beginnings'

In a previous blog-post, I gave a beginning work exercise, a breath meditation, which was used at Claymont and by my group leaders in Ontario: http://fourthwayforum.ning.com/profiles/blogs/fourth-way-techniques-part-one This breath meditation has a deep connection to the theme of 'beginnings,' because of the way it works on the attention. Done well, it purifies and calms the subtle energy associated with the power of attention. It facilitates the gathering and focusing of one's attention. Mor… Continue

Added by Marnie Tunay on August 15, 2009 at 1:06am — No Comments

Reliable Fourth Way Knowledge: good places to search for it (part one)

I will be adding to this blog from time to time, as I find sources in which I personally feel at least some confidence. (And thanks to Debra Strickland for giving me a little nudge along these lines.) Work weekends and seminars, from people with a great deal of experience in the work: http://www.campcaravan.org/ - I am aquainted with some of the people involved in Camp Caravan. I feel respect and liking for them. An excellent source for all things John G. Bennett, including books, CD's and… Continue

Added by Marnie Tunay on June 2, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Courtesy and Sincerity

Behind the idea of ‘courtesy’ is the idea of ‘sincerity.’ Sincerity is a condition of courtesy, in the material world, in the world of ‘qualities,’ and in the world of ‘spirit.’ People – including myself, I am sorry to say – often think they can be ‘sincere’ and ‘rude’ at the same time. We shout at someone, tell them off, reel off a list of their faults – and we think are being sincere because, at that moment, the ‘I’ that is in charge of our attention sincerely believes every accusation we… Continue

Added by Marnie Tunay on June 1, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

What is the connection, if any, between 'courtesy' - and the goal of spiritual awakening?

I spent a few years in Turkey on account of a Sufi who was revered throughout Turkey: Ahmet Kayhan, mostly known to his disciples as Ahmet Dede ['Grandpa Ahmet,' his personal favourite] or as Ahmet Effendi [Master Ahmet]. I have written briefly about Ahmet Dede in a post on another site of mine: http://fakirscanada.blogspot.com/2008/08/post-15-interlude-2-haci-ahmet-kayhan.html Ahmet Dede once said of himself: "I am a shaykh [spiritual teacher] of the Nashqbandi* way. I teach 'edep.' [meani… Continue

Added by Marnie Tunay on May 30, 2009 at 1:00am — 1 Comment

Fourth Way Techniques, Part One

I have been nudged by several online acquaintances to share practical techniques passed down to me from teachers in the Gurdjieff-Method, as Bruno Martin calls it, and in other Fourth Way* systems, such as those which may be found within the Sufi and Buddhist traditions. The theory behind Gurdjieff’s approach to spiritual enlightenment is widely available in books; the exercises in attention and other techniques are not, for the most part, available to the general public. The reasoning behin… Continue

Added by Marnie Tunay on May 25, 2009 at 1:49am — 2 Comments

At the end of the day, what benefit can I say I have I got from Gurdjieff/Fourth Way teachings?

Years ago, I was having coffee in Ankara, Turkey with a woman I’d known at a Gurdjieff School in West Virginia, called Claymont Continuous Education. My acquaintance told me that she was seriously questioning whether or not she had made any spiritual progress or even received any benefit from her many years of pursuing the so-called Gurdjieff teachings or Fourth Way method. “How do you know?’ she asked me, ‘if you’ve got anything real out of it or not?” I was greatly surprised by the question… Continue

Added by Marnie Tunay on May 24, 2009 at 9:09am — 4 Comments

Introduction to the Fakirs' Fourth Way Forum

My name is Marnie Tunay. I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I have several web-sites, concerned with: accountability in government; the translating/publishing of Turkish Sufi writings; and spiritual teachings in general. My two main sites are: http://fakirscanada.googlepages.com/ http://fakirscanada.spaces.live.com/default.aspx The first purpose of this forum is to allow me to share my understanding of the Fourth Way teachings I have received and found to be beneficial. I hope eventually… Continue

Added by Marnie Tunay on March 26, 2009 at 1:37pm — No Comments

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