Third Line of Work

The third line of Work is—for us at present—to help the Work in general and try to see what is required of us and not talk wrongly or harm the Work. Right valuation and right attitude to the Work belong to the third line, but they enter into everything, because unless one has valuation and right attitude one will work neither on oneself nor with others nor for the Work.

As was said already, all three lines of work are necessary. Working by yourself and only for yourself cannot get anywhere. To begin with, you do not have the force to do so.

Maurice Nicoll, “The Three Lines of Work" in Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky (Vol. 1, p. 335)