The Fourth Way: An Arrangement by Subject of Verbatim Extracts from the Records of Ouspensky's Meetings in London and New York, 1921-46

If I were to pick any book to read AFTER "In Search of the Miraculous" and then attempt ALL AND EVERYTHING [B's Tales to His Grandson]... It would be THE FOURTH WAY... Try this...Read it cover to cover, as you usually read a book, then re-read OUTLOUD as if you were reading to another or group of people. Again--Read OUTLOUD cover to cover... THEN and only THEN, attempt to UNDERSTAND what the content means. You need a group that can meet regularly to discuss practically with weekly tasks, too. Peace.

I have bought several copies of this book over the years. Gurdjieffs extensive and relevant wisdom hold stronger today than ever. I recommend this text to anyone seeking deeper answers than what is available in today's world that is full of information without a drop of wisdom.

This book contains all you need to begin on a journey of psychological evolution. It covers everything that modern psychology is just beginning to discover, and it is ancient information (presented in a contemporary manor). If you study, and practice, the information given in this book you will learn who and what you are, and then you will be able to understand other people as well because even though we are all different we are all alike at the same time.

This book, that I have now read nine times, never fails to teach and to satisfy anyone questing for answers that lie behind the mundane. I can not possibly list the benefits from reading this book and even more so if the reader applies the lessons. It is for each and everyone to find on their own.I would urge anyone contemplating reading this book, to first read 'The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution' by PD Ouspensky as it will give the reader the perfect foundation for then reading The Fourth Way.

Everything the other reviewers have said is true. The format is unacceptable, the page changes at the end of every paragraph or even sooner, the diagrams are missing etc.Yet, the content is there. At a very good price too. If you are interested in the fourth way, the questions and answers from Ouspensky's lectures are really helpful. So I didn't really mind constantly having to change the page. I was happy to be able to have the book.

After 50 years of “work”, I understand the Fourth Way much better. Even though 50 years seems like a long time, it becomes evident that 50 years is nothing in the real scheme. Just getting negative emotions under control has made my life completely different. I look forward to the next 50 years.

This book is one of the best practical books by Ouspensky, but this edition omits the diagrams. Oh well, it is still better than a book which requires me to get up and find it, especially as both copies in the house are paperbacks that loose pages. Making efforts easier isn't the best, but anything that gets me to read this book is better than indulging in "jounalism" about murders and politics.

No active table of contents.Each paragraph begins a new page.No diagrams. I think one of the diagrams from the text is formatted as one word per page with no graphic marking.----I returned to this book after several years.The current Kindle version is much improved. The text flows from page to page like a book.There is an unlabeled active table of contents at the end of the book. It has entries Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter III ... and so on. These are the same entries in the Kindle goto menu.Each chapter of the work has about a dozen titled subsections. These subsections are listed at the start of each chapter - but not brought to the table of contents. The subsection listings are not clickable links. In the print edition the subsection title appears at the top of each page. I didn't discover a simple way to associate the subsection titles with the ebook text stream.I found no diagrams.In fifteen minutes of page turning I noticed one scanning typo a "docs" instead of a "does".I suspect this edition could not replace a print edition for detailed study of the work. For my casual browsing, I would prefer thumbing through the old paperback edition. However if you're curious about the work [and like me will probably never finish it], this is an inexpensive introduction.