Interestingly, given that Jiddu Krishnamurti also made a guest appearance in this thread, the "anti-guru guru", as he was called, he gave a lecture one day and took some questions, and lo and behold, there was a Gurdjieffian in the audience... they just have a knack for popping up everywhere...
Here's Krishnamurti's answer. One can see his frustration when he says "for God's sake! Be a light onto yourself! The blind leading the blind."... the necessity and the near-hopelessness of attempting to teach...
Here's Krishnamurti's answer. One can see his frustration when he says "for God's sake! Be a light onto yourself! The blind leading the blind."... the necessity and the near-hopelessness of attempting to teach...