MuADiEP

Well Im taking some time with my quiet friend

Well Im takin some time on my own.

Well Im makin some plans for my getaway

Therell be blue skies shining up above

When Im cloud hidden

Cloud hidden

Whereabouts unknown



Well Ive got to get out of the rat-race now

Im tired of the ways of mice and men

And the empires all turning into rust again.

Out of everything nothing remains the same

Thats why Im cloud hidden

Cloud hidden

Whereabouts unknown



Bridge

Sittin up on the mountain-top in my solitude

Where the morning fog comes rollin in

Just might do me some good.



Well Im waiting in the clearing with my motor on

Well its time to get back to the town again

Where the air is sweet and fresh in the countryside

Well it wont be long before I get back here again.



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The concept of higher consciousness rests on the belief that the average, ordinary human being is only partially conscious due to the influence of impulses and preoccupations. As a result, most humans are considered to be asleep (to reality) as they go about their daily business. Gurdjieff called this ordinary condition of humanity "waking sleep," an idea gleaned in part from ancient spiritual teachings such as those of the Buddha. In each person lie potentialities that remain inchoate as a result of the individual being caught up in mechanical, neurotic modes of behaviour where energy for personal spiritual development is not used correctly, but squandered in unskillful ways. As a result of the phenomenon of projection, the cause of such a person's suffering is often seen to lie in outer circumstances or other individuals. One prerequisite for the development of consciousness is the understanding that suffering and alienation are one's own responsibility and dependent on the mind's acquiescence (through ignorance, for example). Traditionally, both in the Eastern and the Abrahamic spiritual traditions, a person who sought mind-body transformation came under the tutelage of a Master (Rabbi, Sheikh, Guru, Acarya, etc.) who would oversee their progress. In the past, as today, this education would often involve periods of retreat in communities (ashrams, monasteries, meditation centers, etc.) whose sole purpose is the cultivation of awakening.



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