“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now if you had all been really paying attention to what I have said for some time about the simultaneous nature of time and existence, then you would have known that the theory of evolution is as beautiful as a tale as the theory of Biblical creation. Both are quite handy and both are methods of telling stories and both might seem to agree within their own systems, and yet, in larger respects they cannot be realities. I am addressing this to our friend over here (Arnold) and partially to our friend over here because you should understand what I am speaking of. But, then, no one asked me about the nature of evolution before until recently when our friend, Joseph, read a book. No—no form of matter, however potent, will be self-evolved into consciousness no matter what other bits of matter are added to it, but without the consciousness, the matter would not be there in the universe floating around waiting for another component to give it reality, consciousness, existence or song.

I have told you often that I use the means available to me for teaching purposes, and many of you wondering when I use the voice with force, why I do so, should by now recognize the fact that the energy generated is spent by you in many ways, and that if atoms and molecules could jump up and sing in a great congregation then they would, indeed, make such a noise in such a fashion in their own way and to remind you not to be so sober and not to hold your problems as gates holding back the universe. If I can afford to be undignified and show myself then it seems to me that you can. And that applies to each of you. And you.

Now you have been told more than you realize this evening, and you have told yourselves more than you realize this evening. And when you go home you should be able to feel your own vitality free for once without so many ideas about when it can be used and when it shall not be used and without putting up so many barriers.

But also that you should not attempt self-sacrifice. It should not be expected of you. You should not accept it.

([Mark:] “Then if you have a responsibility it should be an opportunity to develop yourself, not a self-sacrifice?”)

You should never attempt to deny yourself at the expense of another, but if you fully realize the nature of your identity this would never seem necessary.