The first state of consciousness is sleep in bed, at night. The second state, also known as waking sleep, is our state of every day. The third state is self-consciousness.

Gurdjieff says in In Search of the Miraculous, “Observation must begin with the division of functions. All the activity of the human machine is divided into four sharply defined groups, each of which is controlled by its own special mind or ‘center.’ …

Ouspensky writes in the Psychology, “Every thought, every feeling, every sensation, every desire, every like and every dislike is an ‘I’. These ‘I’s are not connected and are not coordinated …

Self-remembering is a special kind of awareness of oneself. Ouspensky remarks, “The whole idea is to be aware of yourself in this place, at this moment. …