Reviews
 

 

"Bob's words are all so clear and simple, right to the heart of things, without any sense of Bob being turned into a spiritual superstar in the process. Refreshingly true.

I highly recommend the book "What's wrong with Right Now?" Sailor Bob is a rare jewel, pure light. There is a transmission in these pages that stops the mind and opens the heart". 

Joan Tollifson  http://home.earthlink.net/~wakeupjt/

"Dear Bob, When I came home last week I found your book waiting for me (in the post). Its great stuff and I love your direct clarity. The metaphor of the iron in the fire was new to me and it works very well. I read less and less on 'the subject' as many writings seem to deviate from a pure pointing to the centre, but your book is a joy to share and I recommend it without hesitation to (apparent:-) others.
 

Thank you so much, Leo"
 

Leo Hartong  http://www.awakeningtothedream.com

 

"Bob Adamson is an Australian who ended his spiritual search in 1976 in the presence of the renowned Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. Ever since, he has been helping others to end their search. When he says that he abides as That, it is a bold but convincing statement. Although the themes in this collection of talks about nonduality are conventional and expected, the sense of living truth pouring out of them has nothing to do with certainty of ideas, but everything to do with his certainty of Being. Being is the foundation, the starting point and the ending point of his teaching. Abiding as That, Adamson speaks with the authority, the force and the immediacy of truth................

The title of the book summarizes his teaching: problems exist in the mind only, not in the here and now. That is a familiar teaching in nonduality. But, as Adamson's students know, his approach to it is penetratingly direct and immediate. He insists on remaining in the present, just as is. Noticeably absent from his talks is any mention of enlightenment, or awakening, or any implication of a future goal to be reached. His point is: you're already there; you're already complete; you're already eternally present as Awareness. To see that you're already free, all that's required is understanding.
 

..................Not everyone, of course, will respond to his message or to his direct mode of delivery, just as not everyone has responded to Nisargadatta's or to Ramana Maharshi's. Not everyone hears what is actually said without colouring it according to their own beliefs. It's that familiar question of ripeness. As measured by the responses of students at the talks, it's apparent that Adamson's words sail right over the heads of some.

No matter. For them, this is still beneficial preparatory instruction. But it's also apparent that the same words pierce the hearts of other students and profoundly transform them. For those who are ready, this can be the fast track to understanding".

Dennis Trunk  (part of a review from)  http://3mg.fcpages.com/adamson.html 
 

 

 

"His teaching, like Nisargadatta's, is to expose ground of being.Bob's teaching is always showing that the nature of mind is to divide, that "understanding is all" (to quote Nisargadatta), and that understanding arises out of direct experience: right here, right now, full stop,presence awareness.
 

Interestingly, while reading the book I kept expecting and even looking for a personality of Bob to come through. I can't say I ever found it. I was never touched by a personality. I think that that's a rare quality, that clean effort. A person can read this book and not feel the impress of a 'guy', so to speak, even though this is a book of talks consisting of questions and answers. This tells me there is no 'Bob' there".

Jerry Katz   http://www.nonduality.com