Being Who You Really Are

Whether you are a beginner seeking a practical spiritual discipline or a person experienced in one or more spiritual disciplines, this manual provides an unusual in-the-round map of personal spiritual techniques. It is based on the understanding that inner development easily becomes stalled through the imbalance of culturally determined ways that concentrate on some aspects and consequently neglect other aspects. Humans need a holistic way corresponding to their real potential.

The author has compiled this integral view from many decades of study of the three lines of work of Gurdjieff, its development to the seven lines of JG Bennett and further influences of practical teachings from Sufi, Yogic and Taoist traditions. It is more than a list since it is based around a powerful integration informed by the enneagram and a deep appreciation of systems science.

Rather than detailing the considerable background to the content, the book sticks to the practicalities of working with the mind, the feelings and the will together in self transformation. Although there are many resonances to existing cultural and religious traditions, the practices in the manual are universal and non-sectarian.