A Record of Meetings held by P.D. Ouspensky - HolyBooks.com

You must understand that I would like to come every week, but Icannot because there are too many people. Soon I want to start a newgroup and for this I must have time.I do not say we will not meet at all. We will meet here when thisplace is free. But chiefly I wish more serious work to begin when wehave the new house. We may have it in the middle of April. Thencertainly time will be necessary to prepare it and arrange things, butsoon after that we will begin to work. So you can think about it, tellme what you feel, what you want, what you wish to hear.You will hear from Madame K. definitely how it will be arrangedand when I shall be ready for the new groups. If anybody has peoplethey want to bring to new groups, will they write to Madame K. aboutit?M R. E. You mean there is not going to be this meeting?MR. O. If we have time, but I think it is really better to wait. Thatdepends what you think yourselves about it.MR. E. I would rather not wait.MR. O. Yes, but that is not enough. I must have some reason. You see,there is need for practical work in this system. It cannot go on farwithout work with new people, with other people. Those who go toLyne may have this at Lyne, although it depends of course on theirown work, their own difficulties and all that. But here I can arrangenothing of this kind. When we have new groups only a few peoplewho have been before can go to them as things are at present, andthose are mostly going because they are of use to me, for taking notesand so on. As it is, there is no possibility of changing this. We have noroom. When we have a bigger place, maybe, I cannot promise forcertain, but it may be possible for us to arrange for those who wish tomeet with new people and work with them.MR. E. I missed three lectures. . . .MR. O. That is all right, you know. Everything will be repeated.MR. E. I find work becomes more difficult when I do not havethem. . . .MR. O. Maybe because of that. But you see, there are definite steps.You cannot remain indefinitely on theoretical questions. You mustcome to practical work. Now it is too theoretical. That I alreadyexplained. You cannot change it.MR. H. Do you mean by that that there must be organized work?