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“The only freedom we've got is not to react to anything, but to turn within and know the truth.”

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Robert Adams, born on May 8, 1937, is an American photographer known for his profound depiction of the urban and rural landscapes of the American Midwest. His work focuses on the impact of human activity on the natural environment. more

“There is only one I actually. That I is Consciousness. When you follow the personal I to the source, it turns into the universal I, which is Consciousness. Begin to catch yourself. begin to realize your divine nature. You do this by keeping quiet. The fastest way to realization is to keep quiet.”

Way Turns Realizing Consciousness Divine Source Quiet Universal Realization Divine Nature Keeping Quiet

Author:Robert Adams

“When you catch on to your awakening, the world does not change. You just see it differently, that's all. You acquire a feeling of immortality. A feeling of divine bliss, so to speak, when things no longer have the power to affect you.”

World Doe Feelings Speak Divine Awakening Immortality Bliss Acquire

Author:Robert Adams

“C.S. Lewis admitted, when he was asked to set forth his beliefs, that he never felt less sure of them than when he tried to speak of them. Photographers know this frailty. To them words are a pallid, diffuse way of describing and celebrating what matters. Their gift is to see what will be affecting as a print. Mute.”

Knows Way Matter Belief Speak Felt Photographer Celebrate Print What Matters Describing Mute Frailty

Book:Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews

Source: Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews

“Of all the sacred places on the coast, none is more comforting than where rivers join the sea. By the river's disappearance we are reminded of life's passing, while by the ocean's beauty we accept it, in a hope we cannot explain.”

Accepting Sea Ocean Rivers Sacred Passing Passings Coast Comforting Disappearance Sacred Places

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“There is still time - in the lee, in the quiet, in the extraordinary light.”

Stills Light Quiet Photography Extraordinary

Book:Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews

Source: Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews

“I've been so lonely trying to become a photographer. If I'd known that before, I don't know if I had the courage to do it again. You get to a point where you feel that you have something that is your own. And if you don't find an audience for it, you are going to burst.”

Ifs Knows Feels Trying Known Audience Photography Lonely Photographer So Lonely

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“History does not unfold: it piles up.”

Doe History

Author:Robert Adams

“You don't have to set aside a time for meditation. You can do it while you're driving your car,while you're at work, while you're playing music. Just be aware of yourself, of who you really are,and realize the rest is a projection of your mind.”

Mind Can Do Realizing Meditation Car Driving You Can Do It Projection Playing Music

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“Do not look for signs. Do not look for experiences. Do not be so complicated. Become like a child. See everything with awe.”

Looks Children Complicated Awe

Author:Robert Adams

“There's something within you that knows what to do. There is a power greater than you that knows how to take care of you without your help. All you've got to do is to surrender to it. Surrender your thoughts, your mind, your ego, to the current that knows the way. It will take care of you. It will take better care of you than you can ever imagine.”

Knows Way Mind Helping Care Know How Greater Imagine Ego Currents Take Care Surrender Within You

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