Inner Tasks come from the lineage of G.I. Gurdjieff and they can be a daily touchstone for mindfulness and self-inquiry. Practical work becomes “conscious work” as you learn to use the ordinary outer tasks of your day as a laboratory for inner awakening.
Courage: Inner Task for the day given by Cynthia at the Stonington Wisdom Gathering, May 29-June 5, 2022 This week, we’ve worked with containment. We’ve... CONTINUE
Concentration: Inner Task for the day given by Cynthia at the Stonington Wisdom Gathering, May 29-June 5, 2022 And so for our inner task today,... CONTINUE
Leaky buckets: Inner Task for the day given by Cynthia at the Stonington Wisdom Gathering, May 29-June 5, 2022 It’s traditional to begin the day... CONTINUE
Last week several of us who are reading Gebser’s Ever Present Origin together, shared the difficulties we encountered while reading through the description of mental... CONTINUE
Recently, a question was raised in this space about the relationship between “going within” and external considering. Gurdjieff talked about external considering, as “adaptation towards... CONTINUE
Last week I wrote about the importance of approaching the tasks with the right attitude, with lightness and joy. This week I wish to invite... CONTINUE
In this two-part post, Jeanine Siler Jones invites us to work with foundational approaches through a cycle of eight Inner Tasks. These exercises were originally... CONTINUE
In this two-part post, Jeanine Siler Jones invites us to work with foundational approaches through a cycle of eight Inner Tasks. These exercises were originally... CONTINUE
From an inner work practice suggested by Cynthia in a recent Wisdom School: “See what you can discover for yourself about the relationship between inner... CONTINUE