Live Now Die Later: A Book for the Sensitive Mind and Rugged IndividualistDavidAlanKraul, 2004 - 344 pagini The sensitive mind and the rugged individualist are portrayed in the literature of antiquity by two brothers, the first-born and the second-born. The mind is the father of two sons. One side of us is conservative, cautious; the other side is radical and adventurous. A part of us is content with the status quo; another part of us seeks change and improvement. The mind perceives first with the outer five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell. Those perceptions are recorded and processed for future use, and thus the mind has five inner senses, the second-born son. In the Old and New Testaments this concept is expressed through several pairs of brothers. Cain and Abel, Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob, Joseph and Benjamin, Aaron and Moses, John and Jesus are all characters created to illustrate the mind's journey. The eastern Mediterranean became a marketplace for the exchange of ideas that had their provenance not just in Athens or Alexandria, but made their way westward from India and China well over 2,000 years ago. The lunar calendar and the appearance of the full moon was not just vital to agriculture in Mesopotamia; it spawned metaphors that illustrated the mind at its brightest. Abraham, for example, Hebrew for "father is high," was a moon god who symbolized the full moon, i. e., the moon straight up or high. "Father" is high because the mind is the father of two sons. Obviously, many concepts evolved independently, but migration and commerce exported and imported more than just figs and wine. Adam and Eve, the male and female of Genesis, are reflected in the yang and the yin of Taoism in ancient China. Elizabeth, Mary and Jesus are a variation of Demeter, Persephone and Dionysus. Thinkers over the ages have struggled to come to terms with the rough and tumble of daily life. Some have even suggested that life begins in some faraway place after death. Others have tried to find the way to live now and die later. |
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... pass , when they were in the field , that Cain rose up against Abel his brother , and slew him.15 Metaphorically speaking , Cain is slaying Abel every moment of our lives . There is always something we want to do or say , an ambition or ...
... pass , when he was come near to enter into Egypt , that he said unto Sarai his wife , Behold now , I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon ; Therefore it shall come to pass , when the Egyptians shall see thee , that they shall ...
... outer five senses , perceives . And it came to pass after these things , that God did tempt Abraham.61 58 Genesis 21 : 9 59 Genesis 21:10 60 Genesis 21:13 61 Genesis 22 : 1 This points to the number one rule in life : 222.
... pass over this heap to thee , and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me , for harm.92 The mind that had set out to find itself and squandered its energy in the process , is now winding its way back to its true ...
... pass this test with flying colors when you act spontaneously . Do not answer the question before it is asked . Do not answer your own questions . Do not override the subconscious . Do not suspend your own skepticism . Do not think for ...
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