Seth 421
Belief vs. Faith, Who Are You? And The I Am
Tuesday December 1, 2009
8:35 PM
Seth… It is a pleasure to have all of you here with me again this evening. We shall start off with some housekeeping. Kaetorina, you now have both books in your possession, so it is time for you to start reading. How long do you want?
Stephanie… No time limit.
Seth… If you are going to state, no time limit you might as well give it up now.
Stephanie… Ok December 2010.
Seth… No try again.
Stephanie… August.
Seth… September first, 2010. Actually, I was going to give you longer, but you said a shorter period of time and I agreed, this will teach you a lesson.
This evening has a great many possibilities under our major subject of Belief vs. Faith. For obvious reasons I am going to partially change my lecture. I’m going to ask a very simple question that I would like each of you to answer. Please make note that all souls ask this question. The question is, who are you? Do we have a volunteer to start?
Kaetorina you may start.
Stephanie… The question itself is so abstract, but I guess I would say depending on who I was speaking to I might change some of the wording, but I would say here that I am a 44 year old female who is a mature soul working on many life lessons including specifically trust issues. I am a therapist in my day-to-day job and a mother and wife. I enjoy life and enjoy the positives and joys of life as fully as possible. I see my life as a never-ending journey and look forward to what I will create in the future.
Betty… I am my mother’s and father’s daughter, my brother’s sister. I am the woman who lives at my address. I am the nurse practitioner at the clinic I work in. I am my friend’s friend. I am the person on the phone at these sessions. I am the person applying for a new job. I am the woman always seeking to answer this question.
Arthur… I am afraid of my answer, but I am going to go with what I immediately thought, and this is the second time this answer has come to me. I am Kayasha. I am incarnated as Arthur and I’m here to learn humility, toughness and a deeper sense of compassion.
Frank… I am me. I am the person behind the thoughts. I am what I believe I am. Sometimes I am a prosperous man. A lot of who I am, I don’t know.
Jasmine… My first thoughts were mother, wife friend in that order. A mature soul here to work on life tasks, struggling with many issues but having made progress on many others.
Seth… It is very interesting to note that for the most part most of your answers are childish, mundane and do nothing to answer the question. Let me explain simply that each of you must be defined by your actions. It is never enough to say I am a wife, husband, son, etc… By stating this you first state the obvious but more importantly so you do not define the I am portion of self. When one states that they are something the question always arises, what is that something? It is never enough to be complacent when defining self. One of the great questions on the physical plane must be looked at in terms of who and what you are. What are your belief systems, where do they lead you? Are you a content person by nature? Or are you fearful? Your egocentric view of the physical plane causes each individual to define themselves in a different manner.
What information do you allow in? Where do your beliefs take you? In simplistic terms is the glass half full or is the glass half empty? Each individual soul defines and redefines themselves by every action they take. Most individuals, if they saw a person in trouble by their own nature looks away. There are numerous examples where individuals have been killed while a massive group of onlookers stood by and did nothing. It is the rare individual who leaps forward and drags a child out from a burning car at risk to his own well-being. What you do defines what you are. One may ask how I know that which I am doing promotes my own well-being.
One must be a student of the physical plane, what do you see? What do you feel and how is your life going? Are you aware of your chance encounters? What seasonal players are you dealing with? Does your perspective of mass events leave you wanting? These questions are for the student who seeks to improve his/herself. The I Am gives one the ability to strengthen themselves. When an individual places themselves in another’s play to an extent that they are moved off center they become weakened and a victim of themselves. One must notice the repetition of events. One of the ideas that I have laid out is that of repetition of events. If you enjoy and prosper, events that surround you then you are defining the I Am within self. If you are fearful and bothered by that which surrounds you then one must move in a different direction. One must open themselves to new bits of information so that you may understand that the I Am is not static.
What is the purpose that you see for yourself? How many times do individuals ask, why am I doing this? Is the cry of someone who is truly lost? If you do not understand that which you do then how can one properly define that which you are? Remember each action that you take causes ripples within the self to change and grow in any direction. If you do not understand that which surrounds you, why is it necessary to continue in that direction? How does it serve you? These questions must always be asked if one is going to look at the purpose for any action and reaction that you might have. If you are afraid for self or for that matter another, what is the purpose of the fear? It is clear that your belief system is not functioning properly, and you certainly do not have faith enough in self to redefine that which you are.
These type of difficulty questions must give pause so that you may contemplate your own actions. How many times do individuals state, I don’t know why I did that, it just seemed like the thing to do. Do you find yourself repeating events and if so, where are they taking you? Most individuals move from moment to moment without understanding why. I am not stating that one must contemplate every thought or whim or event, it is never necessary to fully understand every detail of every event that passes you by. However, one must pay attention to the journey that you are on and find the easiest way to follow any path that you yourself have laid out. The idea of discovery helps define a faith system. The instinct that one has to succeed must be cultivated and nurtured as a garden is. If you do not water, feed and allow for proper growth during the spring and summer you will certainly be starving in the winter. When you place yourself in a position of weakness by being overly concerned with another’s actions you defeat yourself!
The following statement while simplistic should be a signpost for each individual. You are different from all others! Unfortunately, when most individuals think of themselves as different, they become fearful. They do not relish in their enjoyment of self. They try to conform to the accepted patterns of behavior that surround them. If you conform, what is your purpose, what are you telling yourself about I Am? In reality you are telling yourself that I am Not. Every individual should enjoy the fact that they are not only different from anyone else, but their differences create faith systems of belief that allow them to define who and what they are and cause themselves to prosper even in the face of criticism and adversity. So, we ask again, what is your purpose? How do you define self knowing who and what you are? Enjoy your differences, keep them close to you. Don’t conform since you lose yourself in the process.
I believe at this point we shall take a break. (9:23 PM)
Seth… Let us continue. Are there any questions?
(Jasmine had problems understanding Seth’s verbiage and was discussing with group.)
Frank… You have said before that the I Am is a very powerful statement. How can one use I Am to help manifest what they would like to be?
Seth… If I was to ask everyone who would either read this material or who sat around this table this evening that question they would have a very easy time of it. You are looking for a methodology, a way to, therefore, you cannot. You have defined yourself as I am not capable of… So, until you define yourself as capable of, that question will remain unanswered. Are there any other questions?
I will leave you with this. I Am will enable you to fulfill your needs. I Am not increases your wants. As always you have free will and the choice is always yours. A pleasant evening to all.
(Session ended. 10:08 PM)
