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S7/E54: Martfotai - I Am Striving - Integrating the Five Obligolnian Strivings

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In this twentieth episode of Martfotai, we explore how pure recognition expresses itself as conscious action through Gurdjieff's Five Obligolnian Strivings. Moving beyond personal development into sacred obligation, we discover the complete octave from sacred embodiment to cosmic service. We examine the missing sixth striving of conscious awareness and the crystallisation of the Steward, which creates the gap between stimulus and response that allows conscious choice rather than mechanical reaction. We learn about conscious labour and intentional suffering, explore how universal laws follow diatonic structure, and see how individual transformation serves collective evolution. This episode reveals how ancient wisdom becomes immediate practice when consciousness knows itself, whilst protecting against spiritual materialism through practical, verifiable results.

Discover more at martfotai.com - join the weekly newsletter, explore guided practices, and access extended teachings.

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In this twentieth episode of Martfotai, we explore how pure recognition expresses itself as conscious action through Gurdjieff's Five Obligolnian Strivings. Moving beyond personal development into sacred obligation, we discover the complete octave from sacred embodiment to cosmic service. We examine the missing sixth striving of conscious awareness and the crystallisation of the Steward, which creates the gap between stimulus and response that allows conscious choice rather than mechanical reaction. We learn about conscious labour and intentional suffering, explore how universal laws follow diatonic structure, and see how individual transformation serves collective evolution. This episode reveals how ancient wisdom becomes immediate practice when consciousness knows itself, whilst protecting against spiritual materialism through practical, verifiable results.

Discover more at martfotai.com - join the weekly newsletter, explore guided practices, and access extended teachings.

  continue reading

267 episodes

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