Live Now Die Later: A Book for the Sensitive Mind and Rugged IndividualistThe 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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Most frightening of all is the encounter with those who are convinced the Bible or the Koran or the Talmud tells them what to eat , what to wear or how to behave . It is mind - boggling how many people can not or will not think for ...
During the visit UtNapishtim tells Gilgamesh the story of the flood and his miraculous escape from it . Ut - Napishtim and his wife are anxious to help Gilgamesh to new life . He is sent to a place where he washes himself clean from ...
Your subconscious power is always telling you what to do in the face of what your conscious mind , or the outer five senses , perceives . And it came to pass after these things , that God did tempt Abraham.61 58 Genesis 21 : 9 59 ...
It tells you to ask questions , obtain more information . When you know you have enough information , it is time to act . Do not second - guess yourself . Do not worry what other people might " think . " The moment you start second ...
The bottom line here is to obey what your heart tells you at all times and your mind and body will do the work for you . You are allowing your creative power to flow naturally because fear has removed itself from the equation .
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| Title | Live Now Die Later: A Book for the Sensitive Mind and Rugged Individualist |
| Author | David Alan Kraul |
| Publisher | DavidAlanKraul, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1414030223, 9781414030227 |
| Length | 344 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Biblical Studies / General |
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