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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... capacity to think and act constructively , creatively , then they complement each other and you are at one with yourself . And Esau said , I have enough , my brother ; keep that thou hast unto thyself . And Jacob said , Nay , I pray ...
... capacity is expressed in what you say and do , what you have accomplished , then there is no longer a fixation with all the distractions and doubt that previously existed . You have re - established your inner power . It is acknowledged ...
... capacity to obtain fulfillment of their goals , complement each other independently . They are self - reliant and do not depend on each other to compensate for weaknesses or feelings of insecurity . 179 Exodus 20:14 These are two ...
... capacity or stealing from yourself . Thus the eighth commandment is : Thou shalt not steal.180 The thought that you ... capacity to fulfill your dreams on your own steam . Do not 180 Exodus 20:15 doubt or negate that capacity for you are ...
... capacity for you are then stealing the most precious commodity from your very own soul . What you want in life stands right there before you . It is close to your heart but not yet a part of you . You embrace the concept of being ...
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Live Now Die Later: A Book for the Sensitive Mind and Rugged Individualist David Alan Kraul No preview available - 2004 |