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

you will not hear my answer, I will tell you how I will answer it. Thesecond line must be excluded; people themselves can do nothingthemselves. Arrangements come from me and then people either workon second line or do not. But the difference between the first and thethird line is this: people who like to slide down must also like to carrythe sledge back (Russian proverb). It they like to slide down but don'tlike to carry the sledge back, then they like the first line but not thethird.We will have much work with the new house; it may begin inDecember. There will be much work for anyone who wants to doit. ... Don't forget this example about the sledge.***