1970; original 172 x 122 cm
reproduction: printed 200 gsm satin
30% (approx.) original size
custom size on request
Teachings of Mr Gurdjieff
Conscious Labours and
Intentional Suffering
Artist's note: The story of Christ is a description of this discipline. Gurdjieff calls it ‘being-Partkdolg-duty’. When one
struggles against the desires and whims of the body and all the other manifestations of the organ kundabuffer one is engaged in conscious
labours and intentional suffering. To make a soul you must suffer voluntarily and this cannot be done without some labours. The Buddha said
that life is sorrow unceasing with flashes of happiness, while Jesus Christ was said to be a man of sorrow and was never reported to have
laughed.