The following table compares the views on the nature and purpose of Man's life presented by Buddhism, Rudolf Steiner, and G.I.Gurdjieff. If you have any comments on this, please enter them in my Guestbook. Buddhism Steiner Gurdjieff Man has no permanent ego. Man has a permanent ego. No rebirth or reincarnation.
Physical world is an illusion.
Physical world is a temporary manifestation of the spiritual world. Everything in the Universe is material, everything is energy. Meditation on impermanence. Meditation to awaken supersensible perception. Self-remembrance and suppression of negative emotions.