Real Evolution is Doing, not mechanical

"In speaking of evolution it is
necessary to understand from the
outset that no mechanical evolution
is possible. The evolution of man is
the evolution of his consciousness. AND
'CONSCIOUSNESS' CANNOT EVOLVE UNCONSCIOUSLY.
The evolution of man is the evolution of his
will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.
The evolution of man is the evolution of his
POWER OF DOING, and 'doing' cannot be the
result of things which 'happen.'

"People do not know what man is. They
have to do with a very complex machine,
far more complex than a railway engine,
a motorcar, or an aeroplane--but they
know nothing, or almost nothing, about
the construction, working, or possibilities
of this machine; they do not even understand
its simplest functions, because they do not
know the purpose of these functions. They
vaguely imagine that a man should learn to
control his machine, just as he has to learn
to control a railway engine, a motorcar, or
an aeroplane, and that incompetent handling
of the human machine is just as dangerous as
incompetent handling of any other complex
machine. Everybody understands this in
relation to an aeroplane, a motorcar,
or a railway engine. But it is very
rarely that anyone takes this into
account in relation to man in general
or to himself in particular. It is
considered right and legitimate to
think that nature has given men the
necessary knowledge of their machine.
And yet men understand that an
instinctive knowledge of the machine
is by no means enough. Why do they
study medicine and make use of its
services? Because, of course, they
realize they do not know their
machine. But they do not suspect
that it can be known much better
than science knows it; they do not
suspect that then it would be possible
to get quite different work out of it."
--Gurdjieff
--ch 3, In Search of the Miraculous

Gurdjieff said the following in
IN SEARCH OF on page 61:

"The comparison of a man to a
house awaiting the arrival of
the master [Real "I"] is
frequently met with in
Eastern teaching which
have preserved traces
of ancient knowledge,
and, as we know, the
subject appears under
various forms in many
of the parables in the
Gospels.

"But even the clearest
understanding of his
possibilities will not
bring man any nearer
to their realization.
In order to realize
these possibilities
he must have a very
strong desire for
liberation and be
willing to sacrifice
everything, to risk
everything, for the
sake of this liberation."
--Gurdjieff, page 61, ISO

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self discipline, love the bio machine that supports and nurtures the seed of conscious awareness within. thanks for sharing. namaste.