He Speaks

“The idea of the Sinful Self… is not some hypothetical one, but one that directly affects people’s most private actions. It must be swept aside, and recognized clearly as having no NATURAL part to play, for it is an ANTI-natural concept, flying in the face of the good intent of each of nature’s individuals of whatever species…

“…Both religion and science see the self as primarily heir to flaws, decay. Only science’s sinful self operates in a framework in which there is no sacramental redemption…

“…The Sinful Self concept causes you to expect the worst in any given situation. In that light, hopeful expectation seems quite out of place, and unworkable. Without the dictates of the sinful self, however, you can begin to sense the contours of the natural self, or the natural person. You can begin to sense your own good natures, in other words, and those basic natures are automatically optimistic… they automatically expect the best from any situation. They represent your natural persons.” --Seth, The Personal Sessions