Following Gurdjieff’s Footsteps | Interview with Robin Bloor

Robin Bloor is a student of Rina Hands, who herself was a direct disciple of Gurdjieff. He is the director of the Austin Gurdjieff Society in Texas (USA) and author of many books, including “To Fathom the Gist: Volume 1 – Approaches to the Writings of...

Dying into the Unknown – by OM C. Parkin

In this excerpt of OM C. Parkin’s partly autobiographical book ‘The ‘Birth of the Lion’ OM gives insides into the meaning of letting go and finally the death of the ego-mind. It is all about something to which you have been completely blind, something...

What is Self-Inquiry? – by OM C. Parkin

This profound text is an invitation and support to reflect on the most important question of the inner path: “Who am I?” That which is waiting for you, is the great Self-inquiry. It starts with the question: “Who”? and ends with the question:...

Monastery Gut Saunstorf – Place of Stillness

It was in the year 2000 that OM C. Parkin bought the dilapidated manor house, with its 9,000 m² of wooded parkland, about an hour from Hamburg. His intention was to give spiritual seekers and his own students a permanent place to learn and to live out the ONE...