Lewis – Way of Spinoza

About Lewis

My name is Lewis Almeida. I was born in Los Angeles, California in 1941 to Mexican immigrants. I was number 9 of 11 siblings. I was an average student, I hated school. At the age of 21 I became a hair stylist and eventually a salon owner. I worked in that field for 25 years. I changed careers at the age of 46. I became a realtor. At the age of 30, I was introduced to Spinoza’s philosophy, and Gurdjieff’s teachings in 1970 by my teacher and mentor, the late Gregory Grover. I remained with him for over 20 years. Currently, I am 82 years old, my birthday is August 25th, My current interests are: seeking students who may be interested in the work that I do; such as learning how to awaken your intelligence by applying one’s mind to understand the laws that influence your egoistic nature. I love creating videos and posting articles on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. I love dancing, riding my electric bike, exercising, and following a healthy nutritional diet.

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Students Learning Spinoza

Freedom comes when we understand our emotions. Hugh fears confrontation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAha7EZHhk&t=11s Jack wants to stop expressing hate and anger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8KTP46lBKs&t=19s Conrad experiences envy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK-dRdJTEzA Caleb is learning how to embrace…

Lewis’s Students

Hugh fears confrontation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAha7EZHhk&t=11s Jack wants to stop expressing hate and anger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8KTP46lBKs&t=19s Conrad experiences envy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK-dRdJTEzA Caleb is learning how to embrace his emotions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaw-DyT-inM&t=116s Ben wishes he can…

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A Son’s Gratitude

Recently, Aimee received a poem from her son on her birthday and I asked her to share it with us. I wanted to give others the opportunity to see how…

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Spinoza and Gurdjieff Work – A Life Changing Experience

I’m Aaron Butler, I’m 19 years old, and I’ll be 20 in November 2014. Currently I work part time, and I attend college. I live in Queens, New York. I…

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Applying Spinoza’s & Gurdjieff’s Philosophy

This is a new school of self-study and the object is to know "ThySelf" meaning, ordinarily everything we learned in the so called normal schools is about things outside the…

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The Lotus Thrives in Rotting Matter

Lewis: An anonymous student, I’ll call him John Martin, has been studying with me for the past six months. The following story is from my perception of John. John has…

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Louis C.K. On the Meaning of Being Empty

Comedian Louis C.K. was on the Conan show on September of 2013 and joked about how we avoid the truth by keeping busy with our smart phones. Smart phones users rush to…

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Our Prison Within

As infants our education begins. Our nature includes the five senses; which are, touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Depending on our environmental upbringing, we will necessarily adapt to the…

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The Psychology of Adam and Eve

From my studies of Spinoza I have learned how to dig deeper into the psychological nature of Adam and Eve, as if I was in Garden of Eden with them. …