Ouspensky
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Descriptions of a mystical ‘fourth dimension’ by Russian mathematician Peter Ouspensky in the early 1900s resonate in their work, too.
From Nature • Dec. 27, 2018
Wells’s great fantasies charged the batteries of mystically inclined intellectuals like Madame Blavatsky, G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky and especially Gorky, a celebrated writer on friendly terms with Chekhov, Tolstoy and Lenin.
From New York Times • May 8, 2011
His London solicitor believed that Ouspensky was "the greatest man alive."
From Time Magazine Archive
Gurdjieff picked up followers, funds, and his chief disciple, a stocky journalist and mathematician named P. D. Ouspensky.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Ouspensky says, we have created two lives—one material, the other spiritual.
From Psycho-Phone Messages by Grierson, Francis
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