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Longing desire

Longing Desire

March 11, 2024 by Roberta Chromey
Longing desire for something unknown

What is this longing desire I sometimes feel? Where does it come from and what is it yearning for? When I was a young girl, I remember deciding I would become a nun. The notion of living a cloistered life of prayer and inner contemplation spoke to something in me. Later, at Sherborne House with … Read more

Categories Inner Work, The Fourth Way, Uncategorized Tags Gurdjieff, higher being bodies, Longing desire Leave a comment

Roberta Chromey is a memoirist and blogger, sharing her insights based on a lifetime of inner work in the tradition of Gurdjieff's Fourth Way.

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