The secrets of the universe lie hidden in the shadows of your experience. Look for them! – Pete
Thank you for posting this excerpt on your Seth – Practicing Idealists Yahoo! Group Discussion Board, Rick. It appeared right after I published my article, Should We Let Money Be the Greatest Good, on Real Talk World. My article included a discussion on the two Primal Motives that drive behavior – the Will to Be and the Will to Survive. By referring to this phenomenon as an “impulse”, is Seth suggesting it’s a wave that ebbs and flows deep within consciousness? By interpreting it as the “Will” to Be, am I implying it’s a constant that’s always present and operating in the background of our being? Like an electron, does it reflect both qualities? In any event, it seems to be what keeps us moving forward in life on a daily basis and, in times of special need, it’s the inner voice or outward experience that warns us of imminent danger so we can take corrective action.
What I know about the Impulse or Will to Be is that when I see a blade of grass erupt through the surface of a blacktop or concrete road, I lament the inconvenience and cost of repair this will create but, at the same time, I celebrate the power and triumph of the Will to Be as it expresses itself through a seemingly delicate blade of grass. It’s life-affirming and demonstrates that by having “faith” in ourselves and the nature of our own being, we can move mountains. – Pete
Seth: “Your impulses are your closest communication with your inner self, because in the waking state they are the spontaneous urgings toward action, rising from that deep inner knowledge of yourself that you have in dreams.
(Intently:) You were born because you had the impulse to be.
The universe exists because it had the impulse to be. There was no exterior cosmic Pied Piper, singing magical notes or playing a magical tune, urging the universe into being. The urge to be came from within, and that urge is repeated to some extent in each impulse, each urge toward action on the part of man or molecule.
If you do not trust the nature of your impulses, then you do not trust the nature of your life, the nature of the universe, or the nature of your own being.
Any animal knows better than to distrust the nature of its own life, and so does any infant. Nature exists by virtue of faith. The squirrels gather nuts in the faith that they will have provisions, in the faith that the next season will come, and that spring will follow winter.
Your impulses are immersed in the quality called faith, for they urge you into action… [the moment faith] for action exists. Your beliefs must interact with your impulses, however, and often they can erode that great natural beneficial spontaneity that impulses can provide.
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Natural attributes show themselves quite clearly in early childhood, for example, when you are allowed greater freedom to do what you want to do. As children, some people love to work with words, some with images, some with objects. Some show great ability in dealing with their contemporaries, while others naturally lean toward solitude and private meditations. Look back toward the impulsive behavior of your childhood, toward those activities that most pleased you.
If you painted pictures, this does not mean that you should necessarily be an artist. Only you know the strength of those impulses – but, if you are intense and consistent, then pursue them. If you end up simply painting as a hobby, that will still enrich your life and understanding. If your impulses lead you toward relationships with others, then do not let fears of unworthiness stand in your way. It is very important that you express your idealism actively, to whatever extent you can, for this increases your sense of worth and power.
Such action serves as a safeguard so that you do not overemphasize the gaps that may exist in yourself or in society, between the reality and the ideal condition. Many people want to change the world for the better, but that ideal seems so awe-inspiring that they think they can make no headway unless they perform some great acts of daring or heroism, or envision themselves in some political or religious place of power, or promote an uprising or rebellion. The ideal seems so remote and unreachable that, again, sometimes any means, however reprehensible, eventually can seem justified. To change the world for the better, you must begin by changing your own life. There is no other way.”
Session 870 – The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events – a Seth Book by Jane Roberts. Copyright 1981, Jane Roberts and Robert Butts
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
We create our own reality from what we choose to believe about ourselves, and the world around us.
If we do not CONSCIOUSLY choose our own beliefs, we UNCONSCIOUSLY absorb them from our surroundings.
If we are accountable (responsible) for our actions, how can we afford NOT to question our beliefs?
How you define yourself, and the world around you, forms your intent, which in turn, forms your reality. – Seth
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