Robert Adams wisdom

But if you abide in the I, again you'll not be affected by those things and you'll watch those things come and go. You will rise higher by observing and not reacting, therefore the safe things to do is always abide in the I.



Some of you wonder why you don't make too much progress on your spiritual journey. That's not hard to see. Just take a look at your belief system. Look at the way you're living. Some of you are afraid to make changes. You want your life to be the same now and forever. You know this is impossible. If you're afraid to make a change, life will pull the rug from under you one day, and you'll have to make a change.



And the things that hold you back, your security blanket. Food? The opposite sex? The same sex? Whatever you prefer--or no sex? All these things keep you back. Just being involved in a movement, trying to make the world a better place in which to live, keeps you back.



Now some of you new people will feel sort of strange when i say something like this. For you're saying, "Aren't we supposed to help the world?" You're supposed to find out who you are. You're first and main job is to awaken. And then you will see if you want to help the world. What world?



But first awaken. The more you become involved in peace movements, or anti-peace movements, or this or that, the more you get pulled into materiality. These are all commendable things. It's better than being a bank robber, I guess. So if you have to do something, help other people. There's no question about this. But remember the truth, "I've got to find myself," you should say.



You do not have to find yourself at the expense of others. This is wrong. But be by yourself all you can. Realize that this is your life. It is not your husband's life. It is not your wife's life. It is not your children's life. it is not your relative's life. It's your life. You exist here and now.



What are you doing with it? How can you allow people to make you angry? How can you allow people to tell you what to do? To make decisions for you? All the answers are within yourself.



But you have to turn within yourself. You have to sincerely turn within with a great passion, and find yourself.



The world appears very strong. people appear very real. some of us get involved in all kind's of situations. You have to take a look at your life and see why you get involved. Do not be afraid to see yourself. See the things you do, the words you say. The thoughts you think. And you'll see why you're not making too much progress.