Seth 412
Facing Each Day as a Change in Season. Learn to Look Toward Your Inner Self!
Tuesday September 22, 2009
Seth… A pleasure to have all of you here with me again this evening. A few comments for those of you who have not done their homework or were not here. I asked each of you to find questions on belief versus faith issues. As a prelude to some of this information let me state this. When individuals state “you must have faith” the reference here is clear that a positive outcome has been requested or better yet demanded of other individuals including self as well as the universe. Period. Nothing here could be further from the truth. The idea of having faith only means THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION TO WHATEVER DIFFICULTY YOU ARE FACING. It is obvious that success shall not and will not play a part in the outcome of the result of your faith issue. Stating this twice is necessary for each individual to start incorporating this information into themselves. Next week I shall open and ask again, do you have any faith versus belief questions. I would suggest that you pass this information along to anyone who decides to come.
Under our major subject of Change the idea that seasons change become paramount to our understanding of self. You are now moving into a different season yet in a larger sense, each of you upon awakening must learn to move into a different season. Each day holds promise and despair. How will you face that day? One of the major ideas that you must do is first to look toward your inner self. It is far too easy for most individuals to overlook that which they are, or they are not, and seek solutions from others. This tendency of looking outside self causes most individuals to become sidetracked from their true purpose. The question arises if you do not understand yourself and your motivations for your actions then what can you expect from others? Most individuals find that they are ill equipped and certainly unwilling to face themselves, even with the superficial assistance of therapists or friends. Each of you forgets that you are responsible not only for your own actions but for your perceptions of events that you yourself have created. If you do not look inward, then your ego gives you a distorted vision of the physical plane.
One tends to become trapped by their own repetitive actions that which was successful yesterday, should by most viewpoints be successful today, tomorrow and into the future. Change itself is prevented by this idea since you become mired in the routine that was once successful. Examples of this may be found by even the most casual observer by simply looking at past events. The type of clothing that was worn at the turn of the last century would be considered inappropriate today. Using this idea one can understand the fashion industry. Each season brings with it a change in style, material, color all of which are meant to entice the consumer into buying a new piece of clothing. Obviously, there are numerous examples that one could give when dealing with this type of a situation. Unless one learns to look inward and determine for self that which is proper you become “a slave” to others.
Clear examples of this may be found in the behavior patterns of adolescents. Each of them believes that they are an individual yet in truth they fall back upon baby soul behavior. By this I mean that the herd mentality becomes paramount to these types of individuals. It is unfortunate that this specific type of behavior for many individuals, especially the insecure, the wealthy, the celebrity type is demonstrated over and over again. Examples of this may be seen by the “showing off” of fashion in your award programs.
What most individuals forget is that you are a spiritual creature. You are not a physical plane creature seeking spirituality. You are a spiritual creature seeking physical plane existence. The difference here allows one to change and experience that which you choose to participate with and in for your own benefit. One must take note that the idea of choosing to participate in anything for your own benefit is and must be made manifest by your own creations. If you do not take the responsibility for that which you create then change again is impossible.
Each individual at different points of reference suffers. Each of you have wounds that at times are severe. These wounds limit your ability to not only move forward but they prevent you from understanding what the true nature of the situation is. You become so involved with the hurt that often lasts for decades or even lifetimes that you do not give yourself a chance to heal. Change itself demands that you understand that you are not perfect. It is this simple fact that gives many difficulties. How many individuals do you know that seek the perfect way, the correct answer, the best thought, the highest portion of self? In doing so you assume that perfection is attainable. From our standpoint we would prefer the idea of failure in the attempt to achieve that which is unattainable. You cannot succeed without failure. You cannot fail unless you try. If you do not create you are not trying.
One of the ways that we suggest is the idea of learning to relax. Simple question here, how many individuals routinely set aside some time each day for yourself? The excuses for not doing so are too numerous to mention, such as the most foolish one of I don’t have enough time. If you were a sports coach, you would work your players vigorously and then make sure that you gave them time to relax. The idea of healing and relaxing go hand in hand. You cannot heal; you cannot change unless you relax. How often have you taken a deep breath and given yourself pause to think? Or is it within your nature to struggle through and push forward? Are you the type of individual who works best under pressure? Are you the type of individual who routinely needs a deadline to make manifest that which you need to create? Dis-ease surely follows this type of an individual. These types of individuals suffer mentally. Each action causes pain and discomfort, they do not relax. These types of individuals have a temper which flares at the slightest provocation. They do not like themselves for they see in others whether real or imaginary that which they dislike or better yet hate within themselves.
Question: How many individuals routinely when faced with difficulty sit down relax, and meditate? The idea here of meditation allows you to open yourself to the solution that is already there. There is no problem that does not have an answer. One must understand that the answer may not be of your liking. Many individuals believe that the solution to any difficulty must be positive. As an aside here, this is of course a belief versus faith issue. If one learns to meditate when times are easy that in itself will give you some comfort. It is the practice, and I have stated this previously, that when times are hard meditation becomes impossible unless you have practiced that technique. When times are difficult you need to create time! You create time by closing the outside world, meaning the physical plane to yourself and allowing the meditative process to consume you. There is no one particular way to meditate; any form of meditation is profitable under these circumstances. These types of measures will allow you to re-center yourself so you may function at a higher level. When one is stressed, one tends to become fearful of the unknown. One does not think clearly, one imagines all sorts of difficulties. The key word is imaginary for most individuals imagine the worst and then they proceed to create it.
If you do not allow yourself the luxury of time you will then find that there is little time for success. How many individuals truly enjoy what they do? How many individuals believe that the grass is always greener on the other side of the street and routinely ask why is it raining here but sun shiny there?
I believe at this point we shall take a break. (9:06 PM?)
Seth… Let us continue. A clear example of not creating for oneself may be seen in the exchange between Isabella and the man through whom I speak. It is obvious even to the most casual observer that Isabella has decided not to create for herself. She would prefer having the responsibility shifted from herself to someone else. We question the idea of this type of behavior. One must take stock in self to understand others. It’s clear that Isabella does not enjoy having someone else become annoyed or bothered with her yet, she takes no action to prevent someone else from disliking and certainly disapproving of her actions. As an interesting side note one must look at her story of her boyfriend’s ex-wife. How fast is she to judge another? There is an old expression, let he who is without sin cast the first stone. These types of individuals would prefer to throw boulders instead of paving the road to make travel easier for self as well as for another. Question here, how would this scenario have played out if Isabella had approached her boyfriend with the following? I understand that you must be very angry and hurt over this situation but let me say this, well I can understand your hurt and anger my question to you is, is it possible that your ex-wife forgot to give you the card or is it possible that she herself is so hurt and bothered that she does not know the correct thing to do? How would events have unfolded then? Therefore, we ask the following, which is more profitable, kindness, compassion or judgment?
Are there any questions?
Frank… Just an aside, were you responsible for my dream fragment or was that me beseeching you to tell me what to do?
Seth… Let me clearly state that if I had done that, I would have betrayed trust and taken away free will. Spiritual ethics, which are much more demanding than anything you could imagine, prevent that type of action.
Frank… So, part of me, my higher self, presupposed or knew that it was time for this information. Correct?
Seth… What does it matter?
Seth… Are there any other questions? Let me leave you with this. The change of seasons is upon you, the warmth of summer will soon fade away, days will grow cooler, and the sunlight will shrink. How you handle the change will determine if your needs will be met and your wants lessened. A hearty good evening to all. One last bit of information, remember the questions on faith and belief. I strongly suggest that you remind the others to work on these questions. (Session ended at 9:41 PM)
