Meditating and imitating externally the behavior of Jesus is no help.
It's not a question of imitating Christ.
It is a question of becoming what Jesus was.
It's a question of becoming Christ,
Becoming aware,
Understanding what's going on within you.
You know all the other methods we use for self-pain could be compared to pushing a car.
Car breaks down somewhere.
Say,
Well,
Too bad,
The car's broken down.
We roll up our sleeves and begin to push the car.
And we push and we push and we push and we push till we get to Syracuse.
Say,
Well,
We made it.
Where do we go next?
St.
Louis.
Oh,
God,
St.
Louis.
We roll up our sleeve and push it all the way to St.
Louis.
And say,
Hey,
You're making a mess of your life.
Yes,
But we got there,
Didn't we?
But you call this life?
You know what you need?
You need an expert.
You need a mechanic.
Lift the hood.
Say,
Hey,
You got to change your spark plug.
That's what we do.
Turn the ignition and the car's moving.
You need the expert.
You need understanding.
You need insight.
You need awareness.
You don't need pushing.
You don't need effort.
That's why people are so tired.
People are so weary.
You were trained and I was trained to be dissatisfied with ourselves.
That's where the thing is.
That's where the evil comes from psychologically.
We're always dissatisfied.
We're always discontent.
We're always pushing.
So go on,
Make more effort.
More and more effort.
There's always that conflict inside.
But there's very little understanding.
