Events

  • May 24, 2021
    The call of attention: an introductory meeting

    The Gurdjieff Foundation of Arkansas will host an introductory meeting via Zoom on Monday, May 24, at 8 pm Central Daylight Time, to explore the ideas and practices left by George Gurdjieff.

    If you are interested in attending the Zoom meeting, please contact us on Facebook or via email at info@gurdjieff-arkansas.org.

  • beginning in November 2020
    Introductory study of the Gurdjieff Work and the Fourth Way

    The Gurdjieff Foundation of Arkansas is opening an introductory study group for those interested in the tradition of inner work left by Gurdjieff.

    Meetings will be held virtually on Zoom.

    If you are interested in working with these ideas, please contact us on Facebook or via email at info@gurdjieff-arkansas.org.

    "[D]o not forget your aim. Remember it the whole time...so as not to lose the right direction...Remember where you are and why you are here...remember that no effort is made in vain. And now you can set out on the way."-- G. I. Gurdjieff.

  • July 23, 2019
    Gurdjieff meetup at Mylo Coffee Co.

    This free, public event will be an informal conversation on questions regarding the study of self. Hosts will provide insights from the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff.

    The group will meet from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Mylo Coffee Co., 2715 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock.

    To participate, please RSVP at the G.I. Gurdjieff Study Group Little Rock page at Meetup..

  • March 13 to May 8, 2016
    Introductory study of the Gurdjieff Work and the Fourth Way

    Searching and practice within the Gurdjieff tradition offer a way to a deeper connection with life and to transformation.

    The study group will meet from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays beginning March 13, 2016 to May 8, 2016.

    We will focus on the account of Gurdjieff's teaching by P.D. Ouspensky in In Search of the Miraculous.

    The study group meetings will involve reading a chapter before each meeting to discuss at that week's meeting. Members from the Gurdjieff Foundation of Arkansas will share their practical experience in applying the text to their practice.

    The study group should be of interest to those looking to enrich their existing spiritual practice, to those who are interested in learning about an important 20th century spiritual teacher, and to those who are interested in becoming a member of the Gurdjieff group in Little Rock.

    To participate, please request more information at
    info@gurdjieff-arkansas.org.

    Flyer for the Introductory Study Group.

  • March 8, 2014
    An Evening of Music by G.I. Gurdjieff & Thomas de Hartmann.

    Music for the piano and instrumental arrangements

    7:00 p.m.
    Parish Hall, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
    1000 South Mississippi Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72207


  • Sundays, beginning January 26, 2014
    Introductory Study Group.

    The Gurdjieff tradition offers a way toward a deeper connection with life. The Gurdjieff Foundation of Arkansas will offer an introductory group in Little Rock on Sundays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., beginning January 26, 2014.

    The group will use In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching by P.D. Ouspensky, as a basis of study. From the book's cover: "This historic and influential work is considered by many to be a primer of mystical thought as expressed through the [Gurdjieff] Work, a combination of Eastern philosophies that had for centuries been passed on orally from teacher to student."

    To participate, contact the Gurdjieff Foundation of Arkansas at info@gurdjieff-arkansas.org.


  • Thursdays, beginning October 10, 2013
    Evenings of Movement, Meditation, and Discussion.
    A series of six evenings that included exercises and discussions to explore our abilities to sense, to feel, and to be aware. The gatherings offered the opportunity to participate in a guided meditation, an exchange related to questions and topics of interest to those who attended, and a class of attention exercises particular to the Gurdjieff tradition.
  • May 31, 2013
    Chakras and the Enneagram.
    A lecture presentation of material touching on the connections between the Enneagram, Yogic systems, and the Sufi Ibn Arabi's "Names of God," which, it can be demonstrated, are all derived from a single ancient source.
  • January 13, 2013
    1.13.77: Influences of the Gurdjieff Tradition in Art.
    A gallery exhibit of works by artists who were also leaders in bringing the living tradition of spiritual teacher George Gurdjieff to this country--including Little Rock.

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  • November 26, 2012
    The Master of the Carriage: An Animated Film by Cyril Lanier.
    Rich with symbolism, this stop motion animated film about a nineteenth century carriage driver's search for his missing master is a metaphorical description of the human condition and the inner search for the true Self.
  • October 30, 2012
    Gurdjieff - de Hartmann Music: Sandpoint Concert and Talks by Laurence Rosenthal.
    A film of Mr. Rosenthal performing a public concert at the Panida Theatre in Sandpoint, Idaho of the Gurdjieff-deHartmann music, followed by a series of private talks in which he describes in great detail the origin, structure and purpose of this remarkable body of musical work.
  • September 24, 2012
    Starirway to Heaven: Reconstructing the Minbar of Saladin.
    A film documenting a resurgence of traditional Islamic artisanship and artistry, in which artisans were brought in from all across the Islamic world to painstakingly recreate the intricate woodwork of the minbar, a process that took over thirty years.
  • July 23, 2012
    Branded by God: Interviews with Irina Tweedie.
    In these filmed interviews, Irina Tweedie addresses the role of effort in spiritual work and other questions of interest to sincere seekers on the path.
  • May 29, 2012
    Finding our Ancient Wisdom III: A Film with Peter Kingsley.
    A film in which Peter Kingsley describes a journey to the origins of our spiritual heritage in three talks on the subjects of Trickery, The Divine Within, and The Tree of Life.
  • April 16, 2012
    Finding our Ancient Wisdom II: A Film with Peter Kingsley.
    A film in which Peter Kingsley explores the transformative power of conscious attention in daily life.
  • March 5, 2012
    Finding our Ancient Wisdom I: A Film with Peter Kingsley.
    A film in which Peter Kingsley explores the possibility that we have lost contact with Who the Silence is, and suggest that the quiet side of life is where the transformational path to the divine can be found.
  • February 6, 2012
    Art and the Gurdjieff Work: Movements, Music, and the Written Word in Development of Inner Attention.
    A presentation of methods from the Gurdjieff Work, in which dance, song, and text are tools to harmonize the energies of body, feeling, and mind.
  • January 23, 2012
    In the Marketplace: William Segal In Paris.
    A film that visits the painter working in his studio and in a gallery as he prepares an exhibition of his lithographs. In his on-camera interviews, Segal talks about his life and the practices he uses to live in the moment, embracing all that is around him.
  • November 8, 2011
    Hidden Treasures: A Film By Alexandra M. Isles Featuring the Music of G.I. Gurdjieff & Thomas de Hartmann
    This documentary explores the secrets and powers hidden in the works of art at the Metropolitan Museum, and how these relate to the Human Condition.
  • October 17, 2011
    Vezelay: A Film By Ken Burns.
    Inspired by the magnificent basilica at Vezelay, France, William Segal and Ken Burns probe the above eternal question with the joys and obstacles of seeing, searching and being.