“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] The feeling of creative pleasure as he paints, and follows the impulse, relieves his mind, takes it off his body, and automatically regenerates other creative impulses. [...]

[...] It allows the organism to release tensions in a pleasurable manner, beside all of the other benefits I have more than once mentioned.

[...] Ideas of virtue, spareness and artistic single attentiveness as opposed to the idea of extravagance, the scattering of energies, or pleasure as a tempting disruptive force; all such beliefs are suddenly shaken up in a new bag, so to speak, so that you can distinguish between them with some new understanding. [...]

(Long pause at 9:35.) By last year, as my symptoms worsened, I began to feel that life’s frustrations outweighed its pleasures. [...]

[...] The concentration should be on work and pleasure and activities. [...]

[...] The overly conscientious self tried to call a halt to pleasure until the issue was settled. [...]

[...] As mentioned earlier, later in the book I will give you some practical suggestions that will allow you to recognize some of your own deeper abilities, and utilize them for your own development, pleasure, and education.

[...] It’s been a pleasure.”)

It’s always a pleasure.

(Long pause.) Spontaneity is not trusted, and left alone the spontaneous self is seen as slothful, given to the pursuit of meaningless pleasure. [...]

[...] Such pain cannot be verbalized, for it is a mixture of pain and pleasure, a tearing free, and it automatically brings about an almost exhilarating release of consciousness. [...]

[...] But in your emotional (underlined) reaction you did not show your pleasure. [...]

[...] So to the extent that you concentrate upon your pleasures, your accomplishments, and to the extent that you relate to the psychic and biological moment, you are refreshing yourselves. [...]

The slap could bring pleasure or pain. [...]

[...] The pleasure at your success is important. [...]

(Very long pause.) He should also realize that pleasure is indeed a virtue. [...]

It is some time indeed since I have had the pleasure of their company, although I have looked in on them.

(Pause.) Most people work so many hours, then relatively speaking follow their pleasures to whatever extent possible. [...]

Since disapproval will never bring abundance or pleasure, it gradually cuts down on your options, until there is little about yourself you approve of. [...]

[...] He needs your help there—not in ignoring, say, the condition of the world, but by putting that in perspective, and by balancing it out by a determined effort to enjoy each day and to not let your worries minimize simple pleasures. [...]

[...] He would write on the back one (humorously) to show the porch was not after all for pleasure.