Why read Meetings with Remarkable Men?

Book cover of Meetings with Remarkable Men: All and Everything, 2nd Series

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The Armenian-Greek spiritual teacher, G.I. Gurdjieff's autobiographical account of his youth and early travels has become something of a legend since it was first published in 1963. A compulsive read in the tradition of adventure narratives, but suffused with Gurdjieff's unique perspective on life, it is organized around portraits of…

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1 author picked Meetings with Remarkable Men as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Rande Brown

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I read this book when I was a teenager, and it taught me two very important things: that Enlightenment is possible—even for a Westerner—and that living Spiritual Masters exist out in the world who can help to guide you there. This helped me gather the courage to leave home and travel throughout Asia in search of my true teacher, who I eventually found in Japan. My own Remarkable Man.

From Rande's list on what the West can learn from the East.