The idea that without conscious development, one's life is entirely governed by chance and external events—tossed about by random circumstances.
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Fourth Way (Gurdjieff)
Law of Accident
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chance
randomness
Wheel of Fortune
fate
no control
victim of circumstance
mechanical life
at mercy of events
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