Whatever is going to happen, will happen. You simply watch. You do not react. And you realize it’s all for the good. You are not what you appear to be. You think you’ve made decisions today of what you should wear, where you should go, what you should eat. Every thing has been made for you. What I’m trying to say to you is you do not have to carry the load.
It’s like when you go on a train and you have your suitcase in your hand. Do you sit with the suitcase on your head and carry the load? Or do you put the suitcase on the train in the compartment? You will still get to your destination. It’s the same with life. You’re going to your destination. Your destination is awakening, liberation. You do not have to carry the load. The load is desire. You want it very bad, and the more you want it, the more you’re pushing it away, because a strong want, a strong desire, is a strong ego. It’s not desire you want to develop, it’s love, compassion, understanding. Let everything happen as it may. When the smoke clears, you will still be who you are, and you’ll be totally free.
Robert Adams
Transcript 57
You Have to Have Bhakti
28th April, 1991