The Fourth Way

The Fourth Way is the most influential work of P. D. Ouspensky, a disciple of the Russian mystic Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff. Published in 1957, it compiles lectures, dialogues, and teachings given between 1921 and 1947, in which Ouspensky systematically presents Gurdjieff's philosophy and method for spiritual development. The title refers to an alternative path to the three traditional ways of...