During his lifetime, Gurdjieff projected his teaching with the assistance
of his most gifted students, with decidedly mixed results.
Many of Gurdjieff’s principal pupils faithfully transmitted his fundamental
ideas and practices, but others modified and distorted many facets of his
comprehensive teaching.
The same pattern continued after his death as some faithfully preserved and
shared the essence of his teaching, while others modified and diluted ‘the
Work’ through their own subjective interpretations and ambitions.
Today the world is awash with Gurdjieff-inspired or officially sanctioned
groups, countless websites, books, journals, music and films, enneagram workshops
and multidisciplinary conferences, some of it authentic and valuable, much
of it simplistic and often exploitive.
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Dissemination of the Work During Gurdjieff's Lifetime
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Gurdjieff's Successors and Teaching Lines
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Contemporary Status of the Work
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