Bennett, John
1897-1974 77 years
aka: John Godolphin Bennett (full name)
1897-1974 77 years
aka: John Godolphin Bennett (full name)
follower of George Gurdjieff, a 20th century Sufi-type
mystic
British upbringing, citizenship.
soldier, linguist, engineer, author, philosopher--maybe
British spy.
wrote Gurdjieff: Making a New World, and Witness,
autobiography.
met Gurdjieff and Ouspensky in Constantinople, 1921.
1923, 3 months at Gurdjieff's institute in Paris, visited
again in 1948-49, just before Gurdjieff's death.
led Gurdjieff based groups in England last 20 years of his
life, also Subud/latihan groups.
spoke Italian--visited Greece, Turkey
married Evelyn, daughter Ann; 2nd wife Winifred, 3rd wife
Elizabeth...
met Idries Shah, Sufi author.
took TM--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, met Shivapuri Baba
became a Catholic, rubbed up against counter-culture in
late 60's.
mystic
British upbringing, citizenship.
soldier, linguist, engineer, author, philosopher--maybe
British spy.
wrote Gurdjieff: Making a New World, and Witness,
autobiography.
met Gurdjieff and Ouspensky in Constantinople, 1921.
1923, 3 months at Gurdjieff's institute in Paris, visited
again in 1948-49, just before Gurdjieff's death.
led Gurdjieff based groups in England last 20 years of his
life, also Subud/latihan groups.
spoke Italian--visited Greece, Turkey
married Evelyn, daughter Ann; 2nd wife Winifred, 3rd wife
Elizabeth...
met Idries Shah, Sufi author.
took TM--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, met Shivapuri Baba
became a Catholic, rubbed up against counter-culture in
late 60's.
| YouTube video of an elder John Bennett talking about education, freedom--00:35 |
| Gurdjieff was very old, and it was just five years before he died. He asked Bennett to come close to him, and he took hold of both his hands. Bennett remembers in his biography that it was almost as if Gurdjieff was charging a battery from an electric source... --Osho Light on the Path, ch. 29 |
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