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No doubt everyone has different musical tastes. Led Zeppelin are a seminal band and Page is one of the premier guitarists of all time. Not for you, obviously. But they're talent cannot be denied, even if one doesn't like their music. What's crap to me, for the greater majority of it, is rap. I'm not anti-drug to the point of saying that no one should ever experience them. But I am anti-drug when they become a dependency. I'm especially anti-drug when it comes to pharmaceuticals. Which in my opinion is a much greater problem than recreational drugs. I don't do either. I'll avoid pharmaceuticals like the plague. Fortunately I'm healthy and have little if any need for doctors or medicines.

"Why would you reject the idea that everything in existence is a product of an interaction between two polarities? Do you think that conflicts with Seth's teachings?" I take it you're referring to dualities? It's not that I reject the concept. It's simply that I've never considered it because I've never been introduced to it and thus can't talk about what I don't know. So, also, I couldn't begin to opine on whether or not it conflicts with Seth's teachings. I recall Seth talking about inherent tension but I can't remember much about it. It was brief. I'll try and search for it. (As an aside, since I have the Seth books as PDFs it's recently dawned on me that I could use Windows built in CTRL + F search function. Type in a word or words and it will bring up all instances within the text. It's fast, even in a 500+ page book. I need to test it out some more and see if it might be a good solution to look for specific material.) "Maybe you remember what I said about my experience with the kundalini energy." Yes, I do. For whatever reasons I've not attempted any of Seth's exercises for exploring consciousness apart from my normal consciousness. I'm not sure where the reluctance is coming from. Sometimes I chide myself for not making the attempt. It's not to say I've never experienced an altered state of consciousness. I've just never purposely tried to initiate it. "This may all sound very self aggrandizing, but it's the truth. I can't tell it differently." Pfffttt! You don't ever have to worry about me thinking you're applauding yourself in an overrated fashion. Folks do have a tendency to play down their achievements because they fear that they might come off as attempting to glorify themselves or appear as braggarts. No worries, mate. "The practical way to use Seth's teachings you mention is a very good one. I used and still use it as well." Scripting was actually something Abraham introduced. Abraham offers lots and lots of creative ways to fulfill your desires. They're Seth based but do not get into depth as Seth does. Still, it's very good material. Go on YT and plug in "Abraham Hicks." Tons of videos available.

Thanks for that, Hummin. Much appreciated. By the way, how did you like the finbiff recipe?

Now that I've related my Cinderella fairy tale (see above) I do not wish this wonderful tale to be envied. What for? For each and every poster on this thread has their own Cinderella stories (yes, plural) to tell. No one alive on earth is without their own tales of dreams come true, large or small. And so for the rest of you posters, to prove it to yourselves that all of you have indeed created similar experiences in your lives . . . All That Is now trumpets, "Let the storytelling begin!!" Okay, I'm being a bit over the top with the melodrama. @Hummin @mauGR1 @save the frogs @Red Phoenix @Sunmaster Did I miss anyone? I believe that's the extent of the current regular posters here. Don't be bashful. Be bold. Who here is supremely happily married, perhaps to a poor Isaan girl from some dusty Isaan village but worth all the tea in China? How did that come about? Can you recall all of the seeming coincidences that brought the two of you together? A chance meeting? An impulse to be somewhere at the right time? Tell the story. Who here has found their way to the Land of Smiles, as I did, and felt blessed? How did it happen? What events were created which paved the way. What personal inclinations do you have that made Thailand a perfect fit? (Mine was the love for freedom, but that was only one of my personal propensities which Thailand satisfied.) Can you recall odd or seemingly Providential events which happened and which played a role in bringing you here? Tell the story. Who here has landed a job which they've desired? Who here has had phenomenal business success? Who here has ever received a windfall? Who here has ever avoided a disaster? Who here has experienced a disaster only to see the silver lining in the cloud upon reflection and come to appreciate the disaster as leading you to a better place? Just a few examples but the examples of experiences are endless. My list of "dreams" come true is a long one. Surely not all of them are life altering events, such as Thailand was and is. Large or small is irrelevant. All issues are the same issue in that the process is identical. The point of this exercise is to recognise the process. Everyone here has more than a single story to tell which holds the evidence that you create your own reality and shows you indubitably how life works.

A word of CAUTION, Sunmaster. There are do's and there are don'ts. Do the above. DO NOT entertain ideas about how fulfilling whatever desire you have is possible. As soon as you do that you f'd yourself. DO NOT try and figure out the how of it. That's not your job. Your job, your only job, is to captain your ship. Your shipmates, who are secretly the "universe" in disguise, will do all of the dirty work per your command. And one other word of ADVICE: Life is supposed to be fun. It's supposed to be effortless. It's supposed to be thrilling. It's supposed to be satisfying. It's supposed to be fulfilling. As you write paste this on yer forehead: THIS IS FUN.

Since you did ask I'll give you an excellent suggestion. One that has worked well for me. Here's the back story . . . Back in mid summer of '01 I was single, had my own house, and was working tons of overtime making decent money. Yet I felt empty. My life was pretty much nothing more than a routine, like a broken record, and I tried to put my finger on what that empty feeling was all about. I was quick to identify it. "There's no excitement in my life," is what I exclaimed as the revelation hit me. Now I've been with Seth for a long, long time, as well as another channeler, still active BTW and on YT, who call themselves Abraham. I had more than enough of a basic understanding of "you create your own reality" and how it worked in detail. So I got out a blank notebook and wrote a heading on the first page: If I Could Have It Any Way I Wanted It What Would It Be Like? The idea was taken from Abraham, which they call scripting. In other words, since we're the ones who script every detail of our lives, granted unconsciously most of the time, then why not write the script the way you want it to read? Deliberately. With full consciousness. And so I would spend time each day writing down my exciting life to be. Now I will note importantly that there is great benefit to actually putting pen to paper as it keeps you focused. Doing it mentally is not a good way to go because your mind tends to wander. Doing it mentally you will begin entertaining thoughts and before you know it the process of associative thought kicks in and you'll find yourself meandering way off track. Pen and paper keep you focused and as it's time consuming it allows you the time to experience the actual feeling which your thoughts and imagination naturally generate. As you are aware, Sunmaster, feelings are produced by thoughts. Not the other way around as most believe. And the feeling is what's most important. Because it is the feeling that acts as the propulsion mechanism that transforms subjective thought into physical form . . . either as an object or an event. So I wrote daily and it was an extremely enjoyable exercise. But mind you that it can only be enjoyable if you can believe that your musings can indeed be fulfilled. Without that belief the exercise becomes sheer torture. To imagine life as you would have it be whilst simultaneously having a firm belief that you cannot have what you want can be excruciatingly painful. Which is a prime reason people do not dwell on their desires. They've had much too much experience of having their desires denied and so to think of them does create mental anguish. Spare yourself the misery and do not focus on what you want. Just joking. Now I had always enjoyed woodworking, though I had never done much of it. I also had a full unfinished basement. So I planned to immerse myself into it. I bought numerous books. I bought a brand new computer to work out my designs. And I began to investigate woodworking tools and machinery. My new exciting path was being set and I was focused. Lo and behold a mere 2-1/2 months since my revelation and my writings began I was called into my boss' office in early October of '01. They wanted to ship me out to Thailand for half a month on a job. Now there's a lot of detail surrounding all of this which I could relate but I will keep this as short as possible. I landed in Thailand for the first time in the wee wee hours of Nov. 2nd, 2001. And everything changed in an instant. I was mesmerised. I felt an intensity of excitement such that I've never felt before or after. On my very first full day in country it was undeniably clear that Thailand was where I was to be. Again, I'll cut this short and not get into all of the wonderful small details. I returned back stateside towards the end of the month. My excitement had no subsided in the least and I eagerly sat back down at my kitchen table and wrote and wrote and wrote. 10 months later my company shipped me back on a permanent transfer. I was in like Flint. (BTW, going on 23 years later my excitement is still very strong. I doubt it will ever diminish.) It wasn't all quite smooth sailing, though. Upon my return I immediately called the managing director of the Thai operation, whom I knew from Ireland, and requested a transfer. The Thai facility was already slated to move to China. He told me he'd have no problem getting me in there. I did want to move to a communist country and I couldn't see any comparison with Thailand. Thailand was the only option I would settle for. I declined and made a backup plan. In June of '02 we had received a number of new and very large projects simultaneously and China was not up to capacity. Then one day in August I received an email from the Thai managing director asking me if I was still interested in transferring. Now how strange of a coincidence is that? Of course I don't believe in coincidences. Or luck. Or chance. I am, though, quite convinced that I create my own reality and that the "universe" arranges each and every detail required to manifest my desires. In short, there are literally no impediments for your source self. The interim period between my return stateside and my permanent move 10 months later I continued to write. Even though most of that time I had no earthly idea how I was going to get back in great detail I was convinced the entire time that this was a done deal. There was no stopping it. The only power in all of the universe and beyond that could stop it was . . . me. And I was very conscious about not shooting myself in the foot. All I had to do was to maintain my focus. So my writing resumed but now I began to write about how I wanted my life in Thailand to be. I jotted down perhaps a page and of half of expectations. About 80% of what I wrote eventually transpired. So there's my personal example of how life developed after I first began jotting down what my life would be if I could have it any way I wanted it. So that is my suggestion to you, Sunmaster. (And to anyone else courageous enough to overcome their doubts and attempt the same.) Script your life the way you would like it to be. You're doing it anyway, for Christ's sake. You may as well do it consciously. You have no trouble with your parking lot angel. Big or small matters not. As Abraham is fond of saying, "It's as easy to create a castle as it is to create a button." The only thing to know is that thought, feeling, expectation, and imagination must be flowing in the same direction. Only you can throw a monkey wrench into the works by mucking it all up with thoughts, feelings, expectations and imaginings which are counter to what you want. Just don't shoot yourself in the foot, is all. Otherwise, if you can keep the various energies all flowing in the same direction consider it a done deal. Take it to the bank. Physical reality must . . . must mirror your thoughts. That is how it works and reality can not do other. Now I would wish you "good luck" but since there is no such thing then I'll just say "have fun at it, boy."

Someone pass this dude a joint!! I just caught your edit, save the frogs. You certainly are gifted with discerning musical taste. You should frequent this thread: In the past I've dominated this thread but not so much lately. Haven't seen you on it lately, @mauGR1. You had some excellent contributions, I recall very well. BTW, don't bother posting this gem on there. I already ripped it and posted it there. When I depart from this world I am going to every single concert I missed whilst alive. Smoke dope, drink alcohol, maybe do a few 'shrooms, engage in some wild sex, and never-ending rock 'n' roll.

Led Zeppelin with an extraordinary live performance of Dazed And Confused from '70 at The Royal Albert Hall.

I can understand (I think) the concept of duality and non-duality but as I'm still not entirely clear I'll decline to opine on it. "Maybe Seth meant that purpose can be found in the world of being (creation/becoming/transformation/action/duality), and that it can not be found in "not being" (non-duality)." As far as I'm aware non-being is impossible. So the definition of non-duality as not-being is utterly confusing to me. I always be one thing or another but I cannot not-be. That would be to literally disappear and that, to my knowledge, is an impossibility. ". . . towards a nothingness = non-duality" The idea of "nothingness" is also quite puzzling to me and I don't believe a state of nothingness is possible. Unless "nothingness" means something other than the straightforward definition of the word. But if it does mean something else then why not use a more fitting word to describe the concept? Sure there is!! Video games!! Just kidding but I can't say I agree with the statement. It implies a singular purpose to life. Logic follows that all other endeavours then must be considered meaningless. I lean towards multi-purpose. I believe there are multiples upon multiple purposes in certainly this life. Perhaps the primary reason I never delved into eastern religion or philosophy is due to the all of the various concepts which have always struck me as vague and nebulous . . . duality and non-duality, yinyang, disambiguation, dynamism, continual change, mutual adjustment, flow of the Universe, karma, dharma, Ṛta, etc. Browsing through some literature I would ask myself, can anyone explain life in plain English, please? I know that all religions and philosophies have value within them, and more than enough nuggets of wisdom, but hey, I'm just looking for a new job, a long term mate, and a new house. How do I bring these into my experience? Jane was raised Catholic and the idea was floated to compare and contrast the information Seth was giving with Christian theology and the Bible for there were certainly parallels. But she decided against it. Knowledge and the answers to all of our questions are available now. They have been available at all points in history and they will continue to be available in the eternal future. After all, that knowledge and those answers are always within us. My interest very early on was to find something which would explain things to me in common, simple English without any special terminology or concepts or complex systems or mystical and cryptic vagarity. My most important criteria was that the information was to be practical. Taiji or tai chi (simplified Chinese: 太极; traditional Chinese: 太極; pinyin: tàijí; lit. 'great pole') is a Chinese cosmological term for the "Supreme Ultimate" state of undifferentiated absolute and infinite potential, the oneness before duality, from which yin and yang originate. It can be compared with the old wuji (無極, "without pole"). In the cosmology pertaining to yin and yang, the material energy which this universe was created from is known as qi. It is believed that the organization of qi in this cosmology of yin and yang has formed many things.[5] Included among these forms are humans. How does this get me a job? Or a lover? I outright reject the notion that yin and yang formed humans, though.

I just called to verify and no one answered. Email bounced back. Address doesn't exist. Hey, whaddaya tryin' ta pull here??

ID first, please.

Very true. Seth has made mention of this important aspect of teaching as well. You must first consider where the student is at. Else it all goes over his head. And just as any university subject matter, to advance to the next level in any subject there are prerequisites that must come before. Knowledge is literally built up. As for giving practical examples of Seth teachings which would improve one's life they are endless. The sticking point, though, is that any practical recommendations that could be given may, and often do, require an understanding of basic principles before anyone even attempts to follow them, let alone find success with them. For example, if I were to recommend choosing your thoughts with discrimination based on their beneficence to you, using your feelings as a guide in choosing thoughts, and yet one did not believe that thoughts create then my recommendation would be rather worthless, correct? For most believe that thoughts have zero effects and nothing at all to do with one's experience. One could suggest that one follow their thoughts and find the matches within their experience, and I have made this suggestion to certain posters before, there are few who are willing to expend even that minuscule amount of effort to prove it categorically to themselves. The belief that thoughts have naught to do with experience is more than enough to quash any impulse to deliberately choose one's thoughts. If thoughts produce nothing then it is the height of absurdity to pursue such a knowingly futile effort. But for those who recognise the fact that thoughts are energy, that they are precisely the paints that create our living, three dimensional picture, then that recommendation would be practical and be followed. The main problem with getting anyone to agree that thoughts create is that most lack even a basic understanding of who and what we are. On top of that, most have an erroneous understanding. Most believe, for instance, that they are powerless to effectuate their desired life. Anyone understanding who we are understands that the reverse is true. Again, I agree with Seth in that it is neigh on impossible to understand the world in which one finds themselves in without an understanding of who and what we are. It all really must begin there for so much other understanding hinges upon it. It is, indeed, a prerequisite.

Now that's a very astute observation, Sunmaster. Especially the part where, unlike a puzzle picture which has the completed picture on the box cover, we don't have a completed picture to follow. Or really any picture. A most excellent point! Hey, that just adds to the challenge, right?

Here's the dilemma in a nutshell. Existence is too vast to explain in full with a quote, with a sentence, with a paragraph, with a book. Or endless posts. That much should be understood. As best of an analogy I could think of it is very much like a picture puzzle. You begin by picking up the first piece and examining it. Of course that single puzzle piece, while it does contain information, is insufficient to arrive at the overall final picture. So you search to find another puzzle piece directly related to the one in your hand. And then another. Generally, when putting a picture puzzle together you work not just on a single part of the puzzle. You usually get stuck and move on to putting other pieces together that come from other portions of the picture. Eventually you begin to see parts of the final picture more clearly and begin tying in the other partially completed portions. So it is with arriving at a fuller explanation, or a fuller picture of who we are and our reality. As anyone who has put a puzzle picture knows it requires patience. And it is a fun endeavour which has a component of excitement as the picture becomes clearer and clearer. Anyone who seeks knowledge and understanding should understand that patience is required. Without patience a person will give up rather quickly. But the component of excitement also exists in the search for knowledge and understanding. The more one begins to understand the more they want to understand more. There's a drive to complete the puzzle. Also, when beginning a picture puzzle it is initially difficult as you have little to work with. As the puzzle progresses it becomes easier and easier as the pieces fall together at an ever accelerated clip. Towards the end you pick up remaining pieces and rather than staring at them to figure out where they go you need only glance at them and know exactly where they fit. To answer your question as to what a probable self is and have it make any sense at all would require some basic understanding of who and what we are. It would require a much broader concept of identity. For our current concept of identity includes only what is reflected back to us in the mirror. Of course there is much more than that. Any understanding of what a probable self is hinges also on relinquishing the false notion that there exists only a single reality, Our physical one. For as long as one subscribes to the one world, one universe view then probable selves would not only appear nonsensical but an impossibility as well.

Just so you know, it was I that gave your post the reaction. Credit where credit is due. "But that still doesn't answer how or why or what the purpose of any of it is or where anything is leading. " The answers are out there. One the one hand they're not simple and on the other hand they are very simple. But they certainly aren't hidden, either. You've looked at a few quotes from Seth and your effort seemed trained to be little more than to find something, anything about them which you could disagree with in order to declare it's all false. To invalidate those ideas. Rather, since the answers to your questions are there then it's up to you, and everyone, to do the work, to put in the effort, and satisfy your desire for knowledge and understanding. On the issue of "not meant to know" it is as I stated in a post to Sunmaster. "For there are no doubt a number of very practical considerations which account for our unawareness of the rest of us, our reincarnational selves, and our probable selves and other selves. Full awareness would make it impossible to have the type of experience we intended." Now I understand that that statement will not be entirely satisfying as an answer to your question. There's obviously much that's left out. But again, if you want further detail it's all there. As much detail as you like or can ask for. I can offer as much as I can. As much as I have time and willingness for. But I can't do it for everyone else. That's not within my purview and even if it was I wouldn't. Religion will not find the answers because they're too settled on their dogma. Besides, they believe they already have all the answers. There are no more answers to be found for religion. Science will not find the answers for science has committed itself to investigate only the physical world. The effects. Since there's a subjective world as well, which they reject, they foolishly believe they can arrive at all the answers whilst working with only half of the data.

Are you looking only for confirmation of your ideas? Of course you like to be challenged!!! I know that. All in good fun.

Stupid question but what is duality? I've heard the term many times but for some reason it seemed off-putting to me and I never bothered to investigate it's meaning. I understand duality only in terms of our existence to mean opposites. Male female, up down, left right, in out, right wrong, good evil, etc. All being the flip side of the same coin. I can't recall that don Juan talked about duality but I think he did. You should be able to confirm, I think. But in all of the other material I've read, which is more than just Seth, I've never heard the phrase used. Perhaps that's why I find it off-putting? Since I don't know what it really refers to I can't say whether I believe in the existence of such a concept. I tend to go with Seth's statement below: In the most basic sense, the purpose of life is being - as opposed to not being. I would imagine that even All That Is is being. Hence All That Is would innately have purpose. I never liked terms such as enlightenment due to what that term implies. In essence, an end to a journey. A finished product. Or the concept of seeking. Seeking what? That which we currently are not? I believe that we are endlessly creative and as there is no single reality in which we can express ourselves in full we create infinite realities for that self expression. As a great artist who cannot express himself fully on the medium of a canvas alone and so expresses himself in multiple mediums. I especially find the idea of anything as absurd to be distasteful. Everything has meaning and everything has purpose and there is none of it which is better or worse than the other. And all of it is ultimately us anyway. To consider any of it as absurd is, in my mind, to then consider a portion of ourselves as absurd. Which is absurd to me. One of the reasons I've never delved into eastern religions is due to their idea that this worldly existence is somehow subpar, perhaps due to the pain which exists here, and something to suffer through (the irony) until we can finally find something called enlightenment in which suffer comes to an end, and in which we blend into oneness and, God forbid, lose our identity. No thanks. Here are some more quotes from Seth: "In your state of development you cannot easily understand the meaning of the word “purpose,” for to you the term itself implies an eventual rigidity, a goal with an end, a progression, literally, toward a nothingness that it would have to follow once a goal in those terms was achieved." [. . . ] "Both of us are obviously then portions of a larger self [referring to himself and Jane], and manifestations of it, but one does not end in the other, and one’s purpose is not to become the other. We all, quite simply, are. Keep this sort of thing in mind when you think in terms of purposes. For the word can distract you, and lead you into narrowing concepts." —TES9 Session 428 August 12, 1968 Well, the narrowing of the concept of purpose is, I agree, exactly as he stated in his first statement. I especially agree with this portion: ". . . and one’s purpose is not to become the other." In other words, we're not trying to attain some state that, at worst, is a finished state. As Seth has remarked on Heaven, it is an impossible state of existence and if there were such a thing as true death Heaven would be it. For it represents a finished state in which there can be no more growth. Yet growth is never ending. It's eternal. Whether that growth is in one direction or another to me all directions which growth takes are equal in their value and importance. In our terms that translates to, say, the decision of a youth as to what he wants to become when he finishes school. A doctor, lawyer, chimney sweeper . . . all represent growth and none is better or worse than the other. All provide avenues for fulfillment. (Although our cultural world would certainly make clear distinctions of better and worse based on remuneration. )

Well, another main reason I had for my decision to declare firmly that I know things with absolute certainty is to counter a very debilitating belief which is abhorrent to me. No one can know. I call major bullsh!t on that thoroughly impoverished notion. Which leads me to . . . I agree with you on all but the first statement, Sunmaster. Though I admit that the first is up to interpretation. If I interpret it as expressed in Christian theology - "it is for God to know" - then I consider that idea impoverished as well. For that well known phrase smacks of the idea that us lowly humans aren't allowed certain information. We cannot know what God knows in the vein that it's forbidden knowledge for us. If I interpret it in the context of the 3rd statement then it reads to me that we are not meant to come into this world with full awareness. Then I would agree. For there are no doubt a number of very practical considerations which account for our unawareness of the rest of us, our reincarnational selves, and our probable selves and other selves. Full awareness would make it impossible to have the type of experience we intended. One piece of information which we do keep hidden from ourselves, again for good reason and purpose, is the time of our death.

Life is never without doubt. Anyone who reads Seth and the like is certainly filled with doubt as they go along. I know. I know very well. I hear you about expressing ideas with absolute certainty. For myself I had a choice to make early on when I came onto this thread. Do I declare with absolute certainty what I know or do I couch it in terms like "I think" or "I believe" or "in my opinion" and other such qualifiers. I opted to declare what I know with absolute certainty. But only that which I know with absolute certainty for there is much that I do not know. I've gotten a lot of flack for my choice. But I felt that to pretend that I don't know for certain what I do know for certain is to be cowardly. Cowardly in the sense that I would give in to the avoidance of criticism. And I thought, f-it, I'm too old to waste time. Be brave. Having no purpose or meaning in life can only lead to emptiness. And that emptiness, as it finds it's eventual outlet, cannot lead to pleasant manifestations. It's an ingredient that can produce only one result. And it ain't tasty at all.

"Uhm, ok, it's no surprise to me, but maybe " the craziness and the chaos that surround us", depends by so many people having no purpose." Buy this man another drink!!! Thank you very much for that extremely astute thought, mauGR1. Seth has harped on this extensively. A life without purpose would literally drive men mad, is what he says. And for me, at least, that outcome is as obvious as the nose on my face. The cause of much of the chaos in the world can indeed be linked to the idea that there exists no purpose or meaning to life. Without meaning or purpose how is it possible to achieve fulfillment? And why would anything matter? Would that madness not manifest itself, perhaps, in the recent development of mass school shootings that are being experienced in the U.S., which are seemingly becoming everyday common occurrences as the new normal? I'm shocked to even hear the idea that existence has no purpose coming from those who are of a spiritual bent. I recall quite clearly so many science-minded folks here making that same claim. To which I would always push back on as utter nonsense. Anyway, my jaw dropped to the floor upon hearing this idea being contemplated as being an actual fact, or aspect of existence. Yes, the idea that there is no purpose behind existence is quite scary. So I have a serious question for you, Sunmaster. In a world in which the purpose within everything can clearly be seen what is it specifically that you see which leads you to the possible conclusion that existence has no purpose? I assume there is some example which you can point to. And I'll posit this: if existence is without purpose how is it that everything within existence ended up having purpose? I found this gem on the Internet this morning. It's a list which someone at Purdue University created of a number of Seth's concepts and Seth's related quotes explaining those concepts. Here are the Seth quotes which relate to the question: IN GENERAL, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXISTENCE? In the most basic sense, the purpose of life is being - as opposed to not being. In your system of three-dimensional reality you are learning about mental energy (also called thought energy or psychic energy) and how to use it. Knowledge about mental energy and its use is learned by constantly transforming your thoughts and emotions into physical form (your physical reality) and by then perceiving and dealing with the matter and events that are formed. From doing this, you are supposed to get a clear picture of your inner development as it is reflected by the exterior environment. You participate in physical reality so that you can operate and experience within this dimension. Here, you can develop your abilities, learn, create, solve problems and help others. Matter is the shape that basic experience takes when it comes into your three-dimensional system. Your dreams, thoughts, expectations, beliefs and emotions are literally transformed into physical matter. Granted, this question is specifically in regards to purpose as it relates to this existence. Whereas in Sunmaster's reply to save the frogs he may have been referring to the lack of purpose as it relates to existence as a whole. Not sure but maybe you could clarify what exactly you were referring to with the words, "it all." Does "it all" mean existence itself or simply physical existence? Anyone who cares to enter in the search term "purpose" in the Seth material search engine will find Seth quotes which are absolutely polluted with the word purpose. Here are just a few as they pertain to purpose in life and the universe. I wish I could find the exact quote where he states that man would go mad if purpose was removed from life so as to give the entire context. It's always been frustrating for me to locate specific material relative to a discussion. It's easily found in my brain but it's almost impossible to remember where it is to be found given the voluminousness of the Seth material. "Man’s will to survive includes a sense of meaning and purpose, and a feeling for the quality (underlined) of life." —DEaVF1 Chapter 5: Session 902, February 20, 1980 "Your closest approximation of the purpose of the universe can be found in those loving emotions that you have toward the development of your children, in your intent to have them develop their fullest capacities." —DEaVF1 Chapter 1: Session 882, September 26, 1979 "Every nerve and fiber within the body has an unseen inner purpose."

"There are other directions that your race can take, and I'm trying to point out those directions to you. And if you take those directions, then indeed-in your terms-there will be a birth of a new species - a species that understands its blessed creaturehood, that understands its spirituality, that does not despoil its planet, that purposefully creates the kind of world a sane god would create, a god who has no need for a heaven or a hell!" The currently accepted mass ideas which are used to create our mass experienced temporal reality lead to "the craziness and the chaos that surrounds us." One of those ideas which are used in the formation of our mass reality is the idea that "we have no purpose." Here's a great analogy which explains idea construction as the formation of experience and which one can use to understand the world around them. Imagine yourself in a kitchen in which the cupboards contain every ingredient that exists. Your job as the chef is to choose those ingredients which, mixed together, create a satisfying, pleasing, delightful and fulfilling gastronomical experience. Now imagine yourself in a world in which the cupboards contain every idea that exists. Your job as the creator of your life is to choose those ideas which, mixed together, create a satisfying, pleasing, delightful and fulfilling lived experience. If you were to walk into a kitchen and observe on the counter shredded reindeer meat, butter, fresh mushrooms, bacon, water, sour cream, milk, ekte geitost, crushed juniper berries, and dried thyme you would probably remark that someone is cooking up some delicious, yummy finnbiff. And you would be correct. If the chef were to tell you that he was making kransekake you would quickly raise your eyebrows and with incredulouslness protest that those ingredients could not possibly produce kransekake. Those ingredients c an only produce finnbiff. And you would again be correct. In the same way reality is created using ingredients which are ideas. You choose from within the cupboards a range of ideas which together produce a certain dish, or outcome. To understand the craziness and chaos which you witness in the world then the question becomes, "Which ideas would produce these outcomes." If someone told you the craziness and chaos were the result of love, happiness, fulfillment, a sense of purpose and meaning you'd balk. And rightly so. You might see hatred, purposelessness, hopelessness, unfulfillment, fear, meaninglessness, and other ideas at play. For only certain ideas could produce such results. Now in this miraculous kitchen the cupboards are, again, filled with every ingredient imaginable. Your job, your only job, is to choose those ingredients which produce the culinary delight you desire. As to the ingredients which you do not like your job is not to eliminate them from the kitchen so that no other is able to choose them. To eliminate them is not within your or anyone else's purview. It is an impossibility. As long as you do not choose those unwanted experience they will not enter your wonderful meal. Only by choosing them would they get mixed in and so spoil your otherwise scrumptious feast. Because people don't understand that ideas, thoughts create reality they are not choosing their ideas or their thoughts with discrimination but rather take in whatever comes across their path. They are creating experience by default rather than with purposeful intention. The entire reason entities such as Seth enter our existence is to teach us just that. How to create consciously rather than unconsciously. It's said that you're only half alive when you live life unconsciously to a large degree. When one understands how reality is actually constructed then one can begin to view events with much greater clarity and understanding. The "ingredients" used for any given event become very apparent. Even when one cannot easily identify a particular ingredient one can certainly employ the process of elimination and quickly rule out the ingredients which cannot possibly be present. Does the above make sense, Hummin? I'm asking with respect and sincerity for your answer and not asking in the vein of belittlement. Just to be clear.

We have zero power to change other people's minds. You create your own reality. That is the main rule. Therefore no one can create within another's reality. However, we do have influence. That is something which is well understood by those in power. It is common knowledge that "influencers" are used to promote whatever narrative is to be promoted. TikTok influencers, Hollywood influencers, recording artist influencers. Anyone with a large following is targeted to use their influence towards the ends which those who recruit these influencers have. I have to say that the information which Seth provides is meant to be practical above all else. And it's practical applications are endless. For instance, when one truly understands the concept of the physical universe as idea construction, when someone finally gets it that it's all about ideas, when the comprehension finally sinks in that this world and your personal life is a literal idea construction constructed from the endless ideas which exist, and most importantly those which reside in your own mind, your perception of the world will forever be altered. You can see and understand so much of what is going on and why. Both personally and en masse. The clarity which comes from that understanding is simply amazing.

"Perhaps we are part of a minority who prefer some uncomfortable truth rather than comfortable lies, . . . " Someone buy this man a drink! Free speech is everywhere under attack at the moment. Only a single version of the world is being heavily promoted and allowed these days. Anything which opposes the chosen narrative is quickly labeled conspiracy theory. A term, BTW, which is said to have been created by the CIA to discredit those who were questioning the Kennedy assassination. The label "conspiracy theory" is used to prevent people from questioning and to discredit those who do. Which is wholly antithetical to this thread. Which is precisely to question everything.

What is happening is easy to follow if one knows where the truth is being told. Where accurate information is being given. And if one is willing to do their own homework. If nothing else life demands responsibility for it and so it is the inherent responsibility of each of us, and it is indeed inherent, to determine for ourselves what is true and what is false. Most receive their information from "trusted" sources, "trusted" institutions, and therefore believe what they are being told without question. They do not do any homework whatsoever and only repeat what they are told. There are definite parallels between what is happening on the world stage today and the adoption process of many of the private beliefs of men and women. In the case of information and narratives regarding world events the masses are fed propaganda from trusted sources. And as this information comes from trusted sources so a great many believe what they are told without question. In the case of private beliefs we are groomed from the cradle about who we are and what the world is and how it works from trusted sources as well. Parents, teachers, and all those who attempt to educate us about the world. And similarly, as the explanations are given by trusted sources we are prone to believe what we are being told as being true without question also. A person who has been fed propaganda and believes the propaganda to be true without question then repeats it to others as being true. The ideas about us and the world which we've been fed since birth and which we no longer question as to their veracity are also repeated by us to the next generation as being true. A cycle which repeats from generation to generation. The lesson here is to show the detrimental effects which follow from the abdication of one's true responsibility in life - to determine what is true and what is false for ones self. In the case of news that abdication comes in the form of unquestioned acceptance of what is being told. In the case of many of the beliefs which an individual adopts throughout his or her life the same holds true. The unquestioned acceptance of what is being told. No one questions "the truth," whatever that truth may be. It is the height of absurdity to question a "truth" once convinced that it is true. And hence we have the astute observation by Mark Twain: “It is easier to fool the people, than to convince them they have been fooled." Once a person is convinced of a "truth" it is neigh on impossible to convince them otherwise. Most of the world's problems can be attributed to people ceasing to question their beliefs. Over a lifetime people collect untold unassimilated beliefs which are damaging to one's well being. Many of them contradictory, I might add. Yet going through the contents of one's mind to see what's actually there and begin the process of "cleaning house" and throwing out the rubbish is, unfortunately, not an appealing task to most. For it means changing ones self. And most abhor change as it requires personal effort. It's kind of comical. People generally want the world around them to change to their pleasing satisfaction without having to change themselves whatsoever. When in reality all change comes from within. It comes from examining one's beliefs and tossing those which are not to one's benefit while adopting those which are. Then, and only then, does the outside world change it's effects.

Tyranny is always doomed to fail. It's inevitable. Why? It defies the laws of existence. By it's very nature tyranny creates untold suffering and sooner or later the spirit inherent in man rises up to crush it. But I do believe it's possible for a civilisation to destroy itself. Powerlessness is one of the main root causes. If people understood the true power they are imbued with they could bring it to a halt literally overnight. But as you can see, even on this thread it is extremely difficult for people to accept that they have any power. The idea that life happens to you, for instance, is an idea that robs a people of their true power. And the idea that life happens to you is directly related a lack of understanding about who you are. We live in interesting times, indeed.