Welcome to The Fourth Way Connection home page. The purpose of this site is to serve as a connection point for students of The Fourth Way, to help such students contact each other, meet, and exchange information. It will also serve to help distribute Fourth Way materials, including art, directly viewable literature, and recommended reading lists with possible sources for suggested materials. You can even order books by spiritual leaders such as Deepak Chopra, Idries Shah, Maurice Nicoll and G. I. Gurdjieff right here. Just jump to The Fourth Way Connection Bookstore
First, what is The Fourth Way? Also known by the names The Work, The Teachings, The Way Of The Sly Man, Sufism, and a host of other names, The Fourth Way is a system of knowledge and exercises designed to expand and elevate the consciousness and rid oneself of negative emotions like fear and hate. It is not a fad, pop psychology, or a game. It is a serious discipline that requires years of work (hence the name, The Work). It involves a great deal of serious self-examination.
For a more detailed discussion of the process, you can download the free book "How The Mind Works And How To Make It Work Better." This is by far not a complete description of this material, but it will serve as a starter for people who want to understand the basic concepts. Click here to download the book in html format . This will download the file HMhtml.exe. This file is a self-extracting archive that can be extracted by running the file on any IBM compatible computer. Just put this file into any folder on your computer, such as the My Documents folder. Run the file like a program (by double clicking on the file icon in Windows Explorer or My Computer) and it will automatically break up into separate files, which you can read on your computer. Just double-click on the "How The Mind Works.htm" file in Windows Explorer or My Computer to view the files. You can also read the book directly here online by moving through the links starting with the Table of Contents. Note: You can obtain a printed version of this book that contains about 40 % more material by sending $10 + $5 S&H to David Leithauser, 3624 Royal Fern Circle, DeLand, FL 32724-1223. There are other materials about The Fourth Way that are available from commercial sources.
In addition to straightforward literal information about The Fourth Way, information about Fourth Way concepts and ideas is often expressed symbolically in art and literature.
Working and studying with others interested in The Fourth Way, as well as sharing materials such as rare books on this subject, can often help a person in this study. For more information on others who have expressed an interest in communicating with others in The Work and some who even have ongoing groups that meet to discuss Work concepts, click on other Students of The Work.
There are also other Web sites containing information on The Fourth Way.
This site, like Students of The Work, is in a state of ongoing evolution. If you have any comments or suggestions for improving this site, such as additional features you would like to see, please send EMAIL to Way4th@aol.com with your suggestions.
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