Eating The Moon - Paperback

by Stephen Aronson (Author)

G. I. Gurdjieff defined understanding as a fusion of knowledge and experience. Over the years, the author has personally confirmed that knowledge alone is mental, while experience connects intellect with emotion and sensation. This creates a three-brained experience, shifting perspective and deepening understanding.

Most original Work literature beyond Gurdjieff's writings comes from his first-generation students. It either restates aspects of his system, often with suggested practices, or recounts personal experiences with him outside group settings.

Though born too late to meet Gurdjieff, the author shares his four-decade relationship with The Work, including struggles, discoveries, and insights into this approach to developing Being. He argues that storytelling and personal reflection and emotion, transforming knowledge into understanding. He hopes these examples resonate, inspiring readers to directly confront their own experiential understanding.

Focused on Gurdjieff's spiritual development approach, this book may interest any seeker of Truth.