நான்காவது தடம் - இரா ஆனந்த குமார் - my thoughts

 # Important biography book having lessons of life.

 # Probably inspired Nikos Kazantzakis's Zorba,

     the Greek character in his famous novel. 

 # Adventurous life of Gurdjeeff with the quest for 

    ultimate truth.

 # Introduced by Osho to me.

 # Osho might have wanted to live like Gurdjeeff.

 # Unforgettable life summary of Gurdjeeff .

 # Any idea for the author to bring second part? Book 

    needed it as only young Gurdjeeff is discussed in 

    this book.

# Muslim fakir in Persia saying things about practice 

   of breathing techniques and yoga ...and eating 

    method. No need for any special chewing effort 

    since digestive system will get used to be easy and 

    will become weaker. Without a wholesome guru, it 

    is dangerous to do breathing exercises, in his 

     opinion. Very important takeaway.

#. According to this book , there are three known 

    paths to the ultimate truth. Monk's, Fakir's and 

    Yogic. What Gurdjeeff shows is the fourth one, 

    combining these. 

# This book doesn't discuss any of the paths which 

     Gurdjeeff would have taught in his later life. 

# In my opinion, this biography of Gurdjeeff needed 

     a sequel as it does not give details of Gurdjeeff 's 

     life after the age 35 or 40. Surprisingly, the 

     information regarding his life which 

    happened during 19th Century are very much 

   accessible but the latter part is not available. 

# Anyways, it is a great work by the author. It reads 

    more like a fiction. Some places, the book is 

    unbelievable. But the author says everything was 

    written based on facts which are available from 

    authentic sources. 

# Those who have read or follow Osho would 

    certainly want to read this book. Even for others, 

    this book will certainly evoke their interest as well 

    as this has the ingredients of a adventure fiction 

    novel.

# There are very few books whilst reading will make 

     feel like continuing. When we nearly complete the 

     book, we feel like regret the ending as we would 

     not like the book to end. We just would want to 

    continue reading it forever. In my opinion, this is 

    such a book. If I could get email or address of the 

    Author, I will definitely write to him to bring 

    second part. 

# I was so immersed that I wanted the travel with 

     the protagonist never to cease. Very few in the 

     world would have had such an adventurous, 

    audacious, spine chilling , fascinating experiences 

    almost throughout the life. 

 # As I mentioned earlier, I knew about Gurdjeeff 

     from Osho's speeches. Now after reading about this 

     man's thrilling life account, I realise why Osho 

     always spoke on him highly.