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It is a great error for an ordinary person to sit down when confronted by practical problems and say, "God will take care of this for me." God may do so but it is just as likely that God will not do so. John Burroughs wrote the lines, "I sit serene, with folded hands and wait, My own, my own, shall come to me," as also found in the sayings of Lao Tzu: "He who takes a back seat shall be first. He who hides his own greatness shall be put in front," etc. These assertions are perfectly true--but only of the Adept. For him, he need only sit still and all things come to him; but for the others--the unrealized, the materialistic--they must strive, struggle, and suffer for everything they need.

-- Perspectives > Chapter 10: Healing of the Self > # 45