title: Healing Conversations: What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say
author:  Nance Guilmartin 
description: "bridges the gap between spirituality and self-help...offering spirituality and practical coaching for people responding to those who are ill, grieving or in crisis. (<i>Publishers Weekly,</i> July 2, 2001)
zlib_text: Meeting at Warwick Gardens, March 5, 1923
  Ouspensky and his pupils are present.
  Gurdjieff is present with major Pinder translating for him.
  Miss. Douglas: People talk of union with God and union with Christ. I often feel 
  they do not know what they mean. How can one get awayfrom the herd mind?
  Mr. Ouspensky, after translating question to Mr. G. said: Will you repeat your 
  example?
  Miss. Douglas: I was saying…
  Mr. Ouspensky: No, just repeat the example.
  Miss. Douglas: Union with God.
  Major Pinder (Trs). Mr. G. asks – Are you hypnotized by such phrases, and you 
  wish to know how to get rid of that?
  Miss. Douglas: I want to get rid of the herd mind. Laughter
  Mr. Ouspensky: Mr. G wants to know what you laugh at.
  Major Pinder (Trs). Mr. G., he thinks this is one of the best questions, and yet people 
  laugh in derision.
  INTERRUPTION
  “No, not in derision; we all feel the same. (P, trs.) Actually everyone suffers from 
  that and the cause is a very small one. The error is because you are tranqu