“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] In a manner of speaking they had the earth to themselves for many centuries, in that modern man did not compete with them.

You should be fairly competent and sympathetic. [...]

[...] You are competing now, as you were not before, however, in that general market with all of the conventional cultural goodies. [...]

Two men for example, of precisely the same physical age, of precisely the same physical condition, will be in completely different states of mind, of competence, of effectiveness and of strength, as a direct result of their inner beliefs as to their relative freedom within the framework of the physical system in which they exist.

[...] Through various reincarnations the entity attempts to express itself more and more competently within the framework of physical reality.

You must realize that your conscious mind is competent, its ideas pertinent, and that your own beliefs affect and form your body and your experience.

In the light of this discussion, now, that self was as unrealistic at its end of the spectrum as the Sinful Self was at the other, for Ruburt felt that he was supposed to demonstrate a certain kind of superhuman feat, not only managing on occasion to uncover glimpses of man’s greater abilities, but to demonstrate these competently at the drop of a hat, willingly at the request of others. [...]

[...] You are quite competent to deal with physical reality. [...]

[...] Jane’s eyes were open and dark, and I had visions of her continuing to speak in trance while I competed in trying to bring her out of it. [...]

[...] It takes a good deal of training and competence to operate with any real effectiveness within these situations.

[...] He was not above dallying with shall I say fair maidens, but all in all was competent. [...]

[...] The situation of attracting the people that you want, will come quite naturally as Ruburt feels more and more competent.

Though men could compete for a livelihood, wealth itself was and still is highly suspect. [...]

[...] Ruburt has yet to manage his abilities competently but you have except for this distortive expectation which colors your constructions.

[...] On the surface there are many feelings, sometimes highly ambiguous, that rise and fall and often compete for domination.

(Pause at 10:55.) When a man or a woman feels no connection between personal reality and experience and the surrounding world, then he [or she] loses even an animal’s sense of pure competence and belonging. [...]

Now: I can’t compete with a sausage sandwich — but then, you do not have a sausage sandwich now. [...]

[...] If anything, I was more competent in handling physical affairs. [...]

[...] No species competes with another, but cooperates to form an environment in which all kinds can creatively exist.

He also interpreted your comments however as indications that, left alone, he would not behave with competence, that he was not able to cope, that he would not be able to learn through experience how to deal with editors, for example.