Ancient Art Has A Specific Inner Content. At One Time, Art Possessed The Same Purpose That Books Do In Our Day, Namely: To Preserve And Transmit Knowledge. In Olden Days, People Did Not Write Books, They Incorporated Their Knowledge Into Works Of Art. We Would Find A Great Many Ideas In The Works Of Ancient Art Passed Down To Us, If Only We Knew How To Read Them.

-G. I. Gurdjieff

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Ancient Art Has A Specific Inner Content.

G. I. Gurdjieff

Ancient Art Has A Specific Inner Content. At One Time, Art Possessed The Same Purpose That Books Do In Our Day, Namely: To Preserve And Transmit Knowledge. In Olden Days, People Did Not Write Books, They Incorporated Their Knowledge Into Works Of Art. We Would Find A Great Many Ideas In The Works Of Ancient Art Passed Down To Us, If Only We Knew How To Read Them.

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The First Fundamental Law Of The Universe Is The Law Of Three Forces, Of Three Principles, Or , As It Is Often Called, The Law Of Three. According To This Law Every Action, Every Phenomenon In All Worlds Without Exception, Is The Result Of A Simultaneous Action Of Three Forces- The Positive, The Negative, And The Neutralizing.

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