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I am a student of William Patrick Patterson, and have been for the past eleven years. I don’t understand the claim “Students of William Patrick Patterson” as none of the writers is or have been his students. This, in itself, should put doubt into anyone reading these posts. Let me respond succinctly.
Far from any sort of self-styled guru, William Patrick Patterson takes the role of the teacher resolutely in the manner prescribed by Gurdjieff. “Outwardly play a role, inwardly never.”
His sense of responsibility toward those he is working with is palpable. This dedication to the Work has hardly made him wealthy. And as I spent upwards of fifteen years in the publishing industry, I can say definitely that there is very little margin in books.
In his seven books, three award-winning documentaries and forty-nine advertising free issues of The Gurdjieff Journal, he has provided thought provoking perspectives and insights into the dynamic viability and applicability of the Work in the 21st century.
Dynamic being the key word. He works with a number of students in their twenties and thirties. The vitality of the Gurdjieff Work is alive and thriving in these groups; opening people to their birthright, that is, to becoming themselves.
What has been suggested or openly said in these posts is simply wrong. William Patrick Patterson’s intention is to keep the Work alive and available to those seeking.
And yes, The Gurdjieff Studies program is a means of working with people who do not live in an area where there are group meetings. I have met and worked with people who first made contact with the Work in this manner and have heard from them directly about the impact it has had in their life.
I recently browsed a catalog from Jack Kornfield’s Spirit Rock Meditation Center and his seminar fees are double those of Gurdjieff Legacy’s and Kornfield owns the center!
To conclude, the underlying assumption that William Patrick Patterson, has deviated in any manner from the “scripture” of the Work for profit or self-aggrandizement is to be genuinely ill informed in so many ways.
He is an acknowledged Gurdjieff scholar and his writing reflects that but there is more which can only be experienced when one decides to step out of their waking dream into the stream.
Far from any sort of self-styled guru, William Patrick Patterson takes the role of the teacher resolutely in the manner prescribed by Gurdjieff. “Outwardly play a role, inwardly never.”
His sense of responsibility toward those he is working with is palpable. This dedication to the Work has hardly made him wealthy. And as I spent upwards of fifteen years in the publishing industry, I can say definitely that there is very little margin in books.
In his seven books, three award-winning documentaries and forty-nine advertising free issues of The Gurdjieff Journal, he has provided thought provoking perspectives and insights into the dynamic viability and applicability of the Work in the 21st century.
Dynamic being the key word. He works with a number of students in their twenties and thirties. The vitality of the Gurdjieff Work is alive and thriving in these groups; opening people to their birthright, that is, to becoming themselves.
What has been suggested or openly said in these posts is simply wrong. William Patrick Patterson’s intention is to keep the Work alive and available to those seeking.
And yes, The Gurdjieff Studies program is a means of working with people who do not live in an area where there are group meetings. I have met and worked with people who first made contact with the Work in this manner and have heard from them directly about the impact it has had in their life.
I recently browsed a catalog from Jack Kornfield’s Spirit Rock Meditation Center and his seminar fees are double those of Gurdjieff Legacy’s and Kornfield owns the center!
To conclude, the underlying assumption that William Patrick Patterson, has deviated in any manner from the “scripture” of the Work for profit or self-aggrandizement is to be genuinely ill informed in so many ways.
He is an acknowledged Gurdjieff scholar and his writing reflects that but there is more which can only be experienced when one decides to step out of their waking dream into the stream.
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