A rich and multi-faceted literature has been created over the
years from the pens of Gurdjieff, his direct students (first generation),
pupils of his students (second generation), scholars and researchers, journalists
and critics, and biographers.
At best these writings (Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson,
In Search of the Miraculous) are works of ‘objective art’
which convey, on multiple levels, great spiritual truths and ideas with an
undeniable impact on the reader.
At worst they are shallow, ill-informed and misleading, as they attempt to
define Gurdjieff and his teachings through the lens of subjectivity, preconception
and dogmatic bias.
Taken as a whole, the Gurdjieff literature forms a composite multi-dimensional
mosaic or portrait of this exceptional teacher, his teachings and his students.
