Introductions to the Ideas of G.I. Gurdjieff

Talks of John Pentland

 John Pentland (1907-1984) was a student of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky, and worked closely with Madame Jeanne de Salzmann. He was President of the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York from its inception in 1953 up until his death in 1984, and also established the Gurdjieff Foundation of California. He was instrumental in spreading the Gurdjieff Work in the United States. 


 "Introductions to the Ideas of G.I. Gurdjieff" is a collection of public talks of John Pentland given on the East and West Coasts of the U.S. starting in the 1950s. Questions from the audience are included.  Periodically, a new talk will become available for purchase from this website.


These talks will be valuable to newcomers, to those familiar with the ideas and practice of the Gurdjieff teaching, and to others who seek something new in their lives. Lord Pentland speaks of the work from a perspective that is at once subtle, original and contemporary, and represents an introduction on many levels.




Pamphlets Currently Available For Purchase

Two Talks:

October, 1959 & March, 1983

 At Wagner College
A Talk in Two Sessions. 

 Los Angeles, California
1959-1966 

 The Study of Human Nature
The Gurdjieff Work 

 A Talk Followed by Questions/
Esalen Institute, California,1981 

 Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1964
Cave Junction, Oregon, 1983 

 At the Firehouse
1982 - 1984 

 2 Talks:
San Francisco 1976/
New York University 1980 

 Impressions of Truth in the Human Mass, 1960 

June 1962; September 4, 1977; October 1968.

Introducing the Ideas of G.I. Gurdjieff

December 19, 1958

Instructions on how to purchase a pamphlet:

 Email us at jp.pamphlets@gmail.com. Please include which pamphlet(s) you would like to purchase, your full name, phone number and address where you would like to have the pamphlet(s) shipped. We will then email you our Venmo account details and total cost. Each booklet is $15. 

If you are interested in these ideas and would like to be contacted by someone involved with the Gurdjieff work, email us at jp.pamphlets@gmail.com or visit http://www.gurdjiefflosangeles.org/

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