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A teacher conveying his understanding to students, June 11, 2000
Reviewer: Peter Ingle from California
Being intimately familiar with the writings of Mr. Gurdjieff and Mr. Ouspensky, I can say that Robert Burton's teaching is a direct extension of everything those two men practiced and taught. Also, as a 25-year student of Robert Burton's, I know that nothing is easier to misunderstand than a teacher and a school. Mr. Burton's book, Self-Remembering, is a pure encapsulation of how he teaches and how he himself works, and the fact that self-remembering is the hub of practicing the Fourth Way. But, more importantly, this book offers readers an emotional--not just an intellectual--handle for determining whether they see something unique in the idea of self-remembering, and in the idea that an individual cannot work or evolve alone; that a school is necessary for establishing a correct foundation of knowledge, methods, and guidance. Readers may also want to keep in mind that this book was not written originally for publication, but for Mr. Burton's students. It was not intended to persuade anyone of anything, but rather to convey the understanding of a conscious teacher to his students, largely as a reminder to them of how to re-connect emotionally to their own need to make efforts to actually awaken.
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Teaching Through the Backdoor, February 14, 2002
Reviewer: Ivan Osokin (see more about me) from Moscow, Russia
After carefully reading Burton's book and searching the internet for further information it seems more than clear that Burton's teaching enters the student through the backdoor. No doubt many have experienced the painful entry. Once the student is nailed I'm sure casual walking becomes difficult. This is not the kind of teaching followers can take standing up, it appears necessary to bend over to receive the full thrust of this kind of blunt message. The news in the esoteric world is that Burton has slammed the meat of his teaching into hundreds of surprised "gentlemen".
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This book has nothing to do with self remembering, November 26, 2001
Reviewer: A reader from Maryland, United States
Burton is confused. He thinks he is conscious. He operates a cult that labels itself a "Fourth Way" school. This group has nothing to do with Gurdjieff or Ouspenski's work other than being an excellent example of how one can misinterpret the work through lunatic. Burton and all of the Fellowship of Friends / Apollo followers are strictly A type influence. There is no support of Burton or this group by C influence.
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