Author Archives: Dennis Lewis
Awakening: Two Perspectives
“Awakening comes unexpectedly when you do not wait for it, when you live in not-knowing. Only then are you available.”–Jean Klein, Blossoms In Silence “Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where … Continue reading
Sensing the Welcoming Presence
When we experience our breath at the deepest levels in ourselves, we are experiencing our own deepest identity. In the Old Testament we find, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his … Continue reading
Thinking In Absolutes Is Not Thinking At All
So many people like to think in absolutes–right or wrong, good or evil, all or nothing, positive or negative, everything is possible or nothing is possible, and so on. Do you know why? Because thinking in absolutes is not thinking … Continue reading
A Celebration Is In Order!
I’m still here on this beautiful planet, and so are you dear reader. Let’s celebrate our good fortune by actually being here with presence and appreciation. A good way to begin is to sense your breathing and realize that it … Continue reading
Thinking, Associating, Inner Freedom
If you don’t wish to think, I understand. Sometimes I feel that way, too. Thinking is hard work. Among other things, it requires an aim, focused energy, and perseverance. But please don’t confuse thinking with associating. Associating, which can on … Continue reading
“I Work With What I’ve Got”
In complaining once to Lord Pentland, whom Gurdjieff put in charge of The Gurdjieff Work in America, about some group leaders in the Gurdjieff Foundation (San Francisco) where I had been studying for a few years, he responded tersely but … Continue reading
Experiments In Conscious Living
The exercises and practices I offer on this website are experiments in conscious living. Many of them derive from my explorations in the Gurdjieff Work, Taoism, and Advaita over the past 50 years. Others come from my investigation over the … Continue reading
The Health Benefits of Humming
The Health Benefits of Humming Includes some research on how humming may be able to help with upper respiratory infections. Just click on the photo:
Expanding Our Narrow Sense of Ourselves
“The process of breathing is a living metaphor for understanding how to expand our narrow sense of ourselves and be present not just to the miraculous energies of life that are both in and around us but also to the … Continue reading
Gurdjieff: Payment
“Man never on any account wants to pay for anything; and above all he does not want to pay for what is most important for him. You now know that everything must be paid for and that it must be … Continue reading