“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The 303rd session, held Saturday evening, November 26, with Eugene and Sarah Bernard, was a long and active one. The whole week had been a very busy one for Jane and me, and we were left somewhat short of sleep.

There are some fine points here. We shall try to tackle some of them. (Long pause.) For those who may seem like gods to you, killing is no crime, for there is no such thing as even the illusion of death. On one level then it is true that death, like life as you know it, is an illusion. You cannot rid yourselves completely of the illusion while you are within physical bodies.

The self, the whole self, the entity, that is your true self, does indeed exist now. You are even in contact with it now. It is true that in one sense you have never left this self. It is also true that in another sense you have indeed. Your have purposefully explored other systems as you explore this one.

Philosophy should allow you to deal with them and not to avoid them. In one case of course there is nothing to avoid. Moment points, as I have discussed them, will clear up many of these points for you. There is every reason to explore inner reality, but this exploration should lead you to understand the nature of physical reality also. Perhaps your physical existence could be compared with an excellent book, given to you by a teacher.

You may of course realize its nature, and this is a step forward. The teacher who gives you the book is reading another book, and acting another part. There are some shortcomings in Zen philosophies that we shall discuss at another time. The system is basically a good one but the flaw, one in particular, is a tragic one. And within your system such flaws can lead many astray.

Through exploring inner reality you are indeed in contact with All That Is. The experience must be primarily a solitary one however on your part. You are both correct in assuming that you maintain your relative isolation. Specifically you should not now join a community of the sort that is being planned.

Now this is indeed a personal seminar that you attend, and in the terms used by Bernard. I am speaking to you from a particular point of my personality, the part which you can easily understand. I believe my way of teaching to be the best one for our purposes. Ruburt’s abilities are very strong. They must be nurtured in such a way that stability is maintained.

(“An oval, the shape of an oval rug, for example.” See page 189. There are several ovals on the shopping list. The most prominent is the one I drew after the line “small tacks", with the size of the tack I needed indicated within the oval. Jane: I think rug is a literal interpretation of “matte" finish—see object.

(One of Jane’s chores Tuesday, not on the list but performed along with the listed items, was to mail a package to Sarah Bernard, who along with her husband visited us from North Carolina over last weekend. See the last session. The package contained a sweater Sarah forgot. The Bernards had visited Florida a few weeks ago. Jane had made her own list of errands to run Tuesday, and this included a visit to the post office to buy stamps, as well as mail the package. See Jane’s list, page 190 also.

(The two lists were linked in Jane’s mind of course by images, common goals, etc, of many kinds. One item of similarity showing up on both lists is the “cash check" data, referring to a check I had received for a painting recently….The mail package data on Jane’s list refers to the errand package discussed on page 195 under the Florida data. I had forgotten to add this item to my list.

(Jane regarded the experiment as a poor one, although there were good points in it. She resumed briefly at 10:43.)