With the gradual erosion of influence of great religions and
traditional ways of living, it becomes increasingly difficult for a man
to satisfy his intrinsic need to find the truth about himself and the
real meaning of his life.
Deeply aware of this predicament,
Gurdjieff undertook to gather the
elements of an esoteric knowledge,in danger of being lost forever,and to present them in a system of ideas, as part of a practical teaching
adapted to the understanding of modern man. But how does a man know the truth?
Anyone for whom this really matters is bound to realize that he also needs a more direct form of transmission.