Who Was G.I. Gurdjieff?
The “saint rascal”, as Osho used to call him.
Georges Ivanovič Gurdjieff (Gyumri, January 14, 1872 — Neuilly-sur-Seine, October 29, 1949) was an Armenian philosopher, writer, mystic and dance master musician, of Greek-Armenian origin. He lived for a long time in Turkey and France. His teaching combines Sufism, the mystical school of Islam (in particular studies on the sacred dances of the dervishes), and other religious…