Reading Beelzebub’s Tales

Our reading of An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Man or, Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson is fully underway, with a strong beginning. The readings by group members have been excellent and discussions rich. 

To reiterate the suggestion is that this undertaking will allow us to read the writings thrice, as suggested in "Friendly Advice" and perhaps come closer to "fathoming the gist" of Gurdjieff's writing. In a given week: 1. read the section we will read as a group before the meeting; 2. Listen to the new chapter read by one of our members; 3. reread the section we read together as a group. For me this requires spending 10 or 15 minutes reading every day, itself a fruitful rhythm of work. 

One piece in particular from yesterday's reading that I think bears pondering is the first description of the properties of the organ Kundabuffer.

"So, my boy, in view of this the Most High Commission then decided among other things provisionally to implant into the common presences of the three-brained beings there a special organ with a property such that, first, they should perceive reality topsy-turvy and, secondly, that every repeated impression from outside should crystallize in them data which would engender factors for evoking in them sensations of 'pleasure' and 'enjoyment.'