Max in turkish labs

Gurdjieff certainly knew a great deal about Christianity–not only its
religion but its esoteric foundation as well. This can be seen when he
came to Russia in 1912 and took the guise of a Turkish prince, calling
himself "Prince Ozay." Within a year of his arrival in St. Petersburg he
met the young English musicologist, Paul Dukes, later to be a British
intelligence officer (shriek! it's a conspiracy!). Dukes reports that the
prince wore a turban and spoke in Russian with a marked accent. He was of
medium height, sturdily built and the grip of his hand "was warm and
powerful." His dark eyes, Dukes said, "piercing in their brilliance, were
at the same time kindly and sparkling with humor." After a chess game
which the prince won handily, he spoke knowledgeably to Dukes in English
(which Dukes said he preferred) of the Lords Prayer. The prince told Dukes
it was designed "as a devotional breathing exercise to be chanted on a
single even breath."

"I have been in many churches in England and America," said the prince,
"and always heard the congregation mumble the Lords Prayer all together in
a scrambled grunt as if the mere muttered repetition of the formula were
all that is required."

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