GURDJIEFF, G.I. – Life is real only then, when I am - Integral Book

INTRODUCTIONNovember 6th, 1934Childs RestaurantColumbus CircleNew YorkWhile I, as may be said, "groaned" and "puffed" over the last chapter ofthe third book of the second series of my writings, in the process of my"subconscious mentation," that is to say, in my automatically flowingthoughts, the center of gravity of interest was concentrated by itself onthe question: how should I begin the third series of bookspredetermined by me for writing, namely, that series of books whichaccording to my conviction was destined to become in a short time soto say "edifyingly instructive" for all the creatures of Our CommonFather similar to myself; but here I must sincerely confess that soonafter I had chosen for myself the profession of a writer, as the mostcorresponding to my unexpectedly arisen physical state, and when,parallel to the improvement in my physical state, I clearly understoodthat, thanks to my personal written explanations, a great benefit willarise for the