The stone does not bear his name, but has an enneagram and inscription carved on it by Orage's friend, the great typographer and sculptor Eric Gill. The words, from the Bhagavad Gita, are those of Krishna to Arjuna, and read:
Thou grievest for those that should not be grieved for. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead. Never at any time was I not, nor thou, nor these princes of men. Nor shall we ever cease to be hereafter. The unreal has no being. The real never ceaseth to be.
Orage is a hero of mine. He was responsible for establishing the first Gurdjieff groups in America, beginning in 1924, laying groundwork for those who would come after bearing a wish. His legacy endures in the fibre and vibration of work taking place today.
