The Pain Consciousness

The daytime waking consciousness is driven by pain and the promise of pleasure.

As Mr. Gurdjieff noted, we tend to see the world topsy-turvy, upside down. As a result, we make our daytime waking consciousness the most important part of our existence and see sleep as nothing more than a period of recuperation. The daytime consciousness is wholly driven by pain and lack; we only have to observe our daytime activities to confirm that …