Comments on: Seth Compares the Ego to the Nationalistic State of a Nation https://www.realtalkworld.com/2014/01/06/seth-compares-the-ego/ What works best and makes us happiest? Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:20:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Pete https://www.realtalkworld.com/2014/01/06/seth-compares-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-3800 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 23:31:39 +0000 http://realtalkworld.com/?p=4765#comment-3800 Excellent questions, Janet!

I received the following response on Facebook from a woman who said:

“I think the last question is the one that works for me (What works and makes me happy?). Interestingly, the “Must I …” part of the question works better if we remove it and leave just the, “Can I Accept…” part in.”

I responded back:

I prefer to start with, Can I accept …, too but many of us are still thinking from outside the Sacred Circle and feel a need to ask permission from higher authority. I’m okay with that. Asking, Must I … first, puts us all inside the Sacred Circle, whether we realize it or not, and everyone’s sacred space is honored.

Here’s a new question that came up while I was bathing:

Must I believe in evil or can I believe that we’re all doing the best we can with what we know and when we understand more, we’ll do better?

While we’re at it, here’s another zinger:

Must I stand in judgment of myself and others or can I accept that unconditional love will heal all wounds? (See: Encounter with Unconditional Love)

]]> By: Janet Glatz https://www.realtalkworld.com/2014/01/06/seth-compares-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-3799 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 22:59:15 +0000 http://realtalkworld.com/?p=4765#comment-3799 Must I seek approval outside myself or can I find it within? Must I compare myself to others or relax into knowing that I am perfect the way I am?

]]> By: Pete https://www.realtalkworld.com/2014/01/06/seth-compares-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-3797 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 19:37:50 +0000 http://realtalkworld.com/?p=4765#comment-3797 Seth’s analogies always inspire me to ask questions that help me focus on what I want instead of what I don’t want. I find that if I don’t ask my whole self (All That Is?) questions (see: Ask Value Questions and Listen for Intuitive Answers), I keep thinking the same habitual thoughts and expressing the same behavior with little or no change. Here are a few questions that seem important to me. They’re not perfect but I hope they’re good enough to spark a discussion.

Must I curse the darkness or can I light a candle? Must I reject my power and worth or can I accept it? Must I distrust myself or can I believe in myself? Must I suffer from my experience or can I learn from it? Must I live by value judgment (control from the outside, in) or can I live by value fulfillment and practice idealism (control from the inside, out)? Must I accept that I’m wholly separate and on my own, or can I accept that I’m both one with and separate from All That Is? Must I accept that I’m only a product of creation or can I accept that I’m both a product of creation and creation itself? Must I run from the fear of suffering and death or can I live for the love of Being and Creation? Must I measure success with money, power and privilege or can I measure it with love, truth and joy? What works and makes me happy?

Can anyone think of more questions that might help us gain a greater sense of clarity, meaning and purpose in life?

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