While the ways of the East are not closed to Westerners, and the ways of the West are not closed to Easterners, there is much more difficulty than may be commonly realized in adopting another way.

As has been pointed out, for example, a Westerner studying an Eastern teaching like Buddhism often comes across the idea of "nothingness" as a desired state. This, of course, is ridiculous East and West. This word, so dutifully translated, really means "no-thing-ness". More properly translated with a Western term such as "unity".

Also, the idea in the East of, as it is translated "detachment", is better approached fresh, and is the fourth way's action of "separation", or "non-identification".

The main goals of the International Gurdjieff Club are:

• The preservation and the development of Gurdjieff's teaching,
• The support of the Gurdjieff Work in various cities of Russia and Ukraine,
• Projects of joint work with leaders of Gurdjieff groups in Europe, USA and Canada,
• Organization of conferences, seminars and workshops,
• Inviting prominent instructors from abroad and
• Participation in the international conference "All and Everything" and other international meetings and conferences.