“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] There has been a spiritual expansion occurring however that is responsible for these recent gains, and the late difficulty in sleeping has been the result of a flare-up, a last struggle, on the part of the ego; a rather weak offensive.

[...] I rubbed the spot on Jane’s neck, and got a good response, as I’d done earlier this afternoon. [...]

[...] Easier to face, often, is the idea that the responsibility for such ideas must belong to another entity or being. [...]

[...] In many cases, however, the contact alone opens up different aspects of your own consciousness in response. [...]

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

[...] Ruburt naturally can learn and is learning to control his responses to such conditions, and incidentally this week he has made a few strides as far as the quiet times he has spent in using psychological time.

[...] She knew her voice was responsible for the phenomena, yet felt at the same time as though the new voice was independent of her somehow.

[...] He suggested that Dineen find herself a job, stop seeing psychics, and assert her own individuality and her own responsibility for action. [...]

[...] In her case Dineen gave up the responsibility for action and initiative, yet because one must act the reasons were assigned to another. [...]

All mail does not come from the postman, so each of you should have your own kind of inner response from me to whatever letter you have sent by mail. [...]

[...] But when you take over the responsibility for washing his clothes you are denying him acts that he did do—and can do, and adding to a sense of powerlessness in that regard. [...]

[...] Nevertheless I am aware of my responsibilities in this matter. [...]

[...] A remark that I’d made, to the effect that her illness has probably cost us at least half a dozen books over the years, elicited a response from her; she brought it up today, in fact. [...]

[...] The responsibility of dealing with manipulation within the physical universe remains, but in some respects the nature of this manipulation changes. [...]

Your morning suggestions, however given, should include the assurances that the universe is indeed inclined in your direction—that you impress it with the feelings of your heart and emotions—that it is alert and responsive to your needs, since at certain levels you and the universe are inseparable, so see yourselves and your private environment not only as safe and secure, but magically touched by that great vitality that is the wellspring of life, so that each day all events work for your advantage. [...]

The initial response was the strongest one of course because it was his first experience along those lines. [...]

[...] Obedience was man’s largest responsibility to the Godhead of the Old Testament. [...]

I also do not take my responsibility lightly, and to a great degree I feel responsible for you, and for any results coming from your communications with me. [...]

[...] When you know yourself then you are joyfully — joyfully — responsive, and, being joyfully responsive, you can carry your society to the furthest reaches of its creativity.”

[...] Seth discussed the psychological bridge Jane and he have created between themselves for purposes of communication; yet most of his material came through in response to my question about his availability to us. [...]

[...] They move in response to stimuli received from each other, and to stimuli that come from other atoms … Each atom within a cell, for example, is aware of the activity of each of the other atoms there, and to some extent of the stimuli that come to the cell itself from outside it.

In a fashion—in a fashion—the [universe] began in the same way that Ruburt’s story this evening began: with the desire to create—out of joy, not from a sense of responsibility.

In other words, subjective play is the basis for all creativity, of course—but far more, it is responsible for the great inner play of subjective and objective reality.

[...] Because you have no family you do respond with and to your environment strongly, and that response colors your health and your work.

[...] He also felt that a house might interfere with your ideas of work—the added responsibility, and he kept that in mind.

[...] Usually, self-sacrifice means throwing the “burden” of yourself upon someone else and making it their responsibility.

[...] The refusal is always in response to something that is considered, at least, to be a greater good. [...]

(In that same session, Seth gave these responses — among others — to my question:

[...] They are responsive to emotional states. [...]

[...] Even if that initial response was slow in coming [partly because of the language barrier, we think], we were glad to get it, for it indicated a commonality of interest in human potential, regardless of nationality. We expect the same kind of response from those who will seek out the Dutch Seth Speaks. [...]

[...] There is emotional response. [...]

[...] [The farmer’s] animals understand that in a certain fashion he is a midwife, responsible for some of their births. [...]

[...] It is far less limited and far more expansive in that we are also aware and responsive to the emotional “climate” as a whole. [...]