The Teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff : "Self-Observation"

"This need for something to be changed in us is certainly the first observation of ourselves offered by the exigencies of life; sometimes abruptly or brutally and sometimes more gradually as a result of a need, a question or an inner demand. A man's whole wish for a future evolution and the strength of his commitment to it often depend on the quality, the intensity and the force of this observation."

• Jean Vaysse, from Toward Awakening