“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

All in all, those results are considered by the Sinful Self, now, as regrettable but necessary, as perhaps the use of overly severe discipline, or the use of punishment “for the personality’s own good”—all of which makes perfect sense within the belief structure of the Sinful Self and the larger philosophical structure of Christianity itself. [...]

[...] Its discipline through suffering is one of Christianity’s most appalling effects. [...]

In his very early adulthood there was the matter of discipline. [...]

[...] Negative ones, you see, as well as positive ones, so some discipline is necessary.

Some discipline is of course needed. [...]

This sort of growth allows also for the development of inner discipline, that will grow simultaneously with inner spontaneity; and a screening process of sorts develops that is indeed beneficial for your own protection. [...]

In almost all such instances, discipline is taught to believers through the inducement of fear. [...]

[...] Had the human race for example gone into certain mental disciplines as thoroughly as it has explored technological disciplines, its practical transportation system would be vastly different, and yet by this time even more practical than it is now. [...]

[...] Ruburt is learning a certain discipline and controlled manner that will do his present personality great benefit. [...]

(We will get better results if we don’t look for cheap tricks; but even those who do have to have discipline; if you are sincere you need even more. [...]

This was the result in the past of the adolescent’s rather natural lack of discipline. You learned discipline at an early age, and therefore did not have to fear the abilities that you disciplined rather easily, and for reasons that I have explained to you earlier. [...]

[...] You appear to others as dependable, responsible and disciplined. [...]

[...] The discipline required in following our program as it develops, that discipline will itself represent the first steps to recovery.

For in the very quiet and discipline required to follow the problem, those reactions on the part of the personality will set up actions which will of themselves solve the problem; and we will find that also there will be suggestions given, and very important suggestions, whereby a systematic effort will be made on the part of the personality to enlarge the scope of his action, in spite of the ego’s anxiety to limit them, and this itself will seem to work a miracle.

I have had several matters to discuss with you; our sessions in general, the matter of spontaneity and discipline, your own fears, rather natural enough, concerning any subconscious effect I might have on Ruburt.

I could have spoken at any time on the question of spontaneity and discipline. [...]

[...] There is no separation, of course, only a seeming one, for again, the mind’s conscious processes are spontaneous, and the body’s instincts are highly disciplined, so there is no need to vacillate between one side of the question or the other.

It is most beneficial for Ruburt to be fairly well self-disciplined this period of the year, for reasons that I will go into later. [...] That is, a quiet schedule will help him direct and discipline and use beneficially the sudden spurt of nervous energy which sometimes overwhelms him.

The laws of evolution were self-limiting laws in one respect, but involve a necessary discipline in formation. [...]

[...] Then I thought that perhaps I wasn’t amazed at all — that such things could be old stuff to therapists following various psychological disciplines. [...]

[...] What we need are more skeptics who are not afraid to judge the claims of science with the same fine discrimination used to examine other alternate disciplines and fields of endeavor. [...]

[...] And (with broad amusement) most of you here are Sumari, and it demands great discipline for Sumari to take down lists — even of psychic families!

[...] Religions stress the importance of discipline, sobriety, and penance. [...]

[...] He tries to be disciplined, put in his time, temper his emotional nature, so neither of you approve of yourselves. [...]

[...] Your feelings of spontaneity and discipline go back and forth. [...]

[...] There is a great division of energy, as there is in all creators, but in his case between the need for spontaneity and discipline, safety and freedom, and these are clearly seen in the body’s condition right now.

[...] He picked up your ideas of discipline in the beginning, then latched upon them in his own way. [...]

[...] Because in the beginning you emphasized discipline, he felt you did not think him capable of exerting it on his own; that while you were attracted to his spontaneity you feared it and his energy. [...]

You must of course use discipline in personal relationships, but you must have personal relationships, as I think you are beginning to learn. [...]

Such relationships, disciplined of course, will nevertheless yield richness for both of you that neither of you would get in any other manner. [...]

I am speaking now of disciplined relationships. [...]

[...] However we are so disciplined that anger seldom arises.

[...] Dr. Menahem very favorably compares the Seth material with a number of psychological disciplines, and I told Jane I hoped his feature would show her that the general validity of her work would continue to grow. [...]

[...] He has no discipline over it, and is sometimes in a state of consciousness that is between. Training will allow a strong disciplined focus within either reality.

Again, we are involved with the necessity for a delicate balance between spontaneity and discipline. [...]

There are always new things to be learned as new levels are reached, new controls to be mastered, new balances to be maintained, new disciplines that must be adopted; and initially this does involve a natural, added exertion of energy and increased activity, before the whole self learns to deal with the new level, and is comfortable in its manipulations.

[...] Too much smooth sailing could then lead to overconfidence, before the whole self had mastered the controls and disciplines really necessary.