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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... light , but some inhibition lurks in the depths of your subconscious , wrapping itself around your spontaneity or ... light ; and there was light.1 In the time it takes the sun to rise above the horizon , what has lain submerged or ...
... light will always show the way . So he drove out the man ; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim , and a flaming sword which turned every way , to keep the way of the tree of life.13 In the same way that every mind ...
... light of the rising sun , " east of Eden . " It is a senseless waste of energy to fight opposition to your desires on a negative level . You must go above and beyond that level and concentrate on the positive aspects . As the cliche ...
... light signals a new beginning , it will become clear to you that what you do must be in agreement 23 Genesis 8 : 4 24 Encyclopedia Britannica IV , page 737 Genesis 8:11 25 26 Genesis 9 : 1 27 2220 Encyclopedia Britannica XIX , page 722 ...
... light the eye perceives . When you see clearly your capabilities , and allow the world to see them , then what is in you is an exact reflection of what others see from without . And I will remember my covenant , which is between me and ...
Contents
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On the Move | 50 |
Streamline Your Thinking | 81 |
Think Strategically | 83 |
Stay on Your Feet | 93 |
Stay Down to Earth | 96 |
The Prophets | 113 |
Keep Your Word Or Lose Your Mind | 116 |
Talk Straight | 125 |
Matthew | 128 |
Mark | 233 |
Luke | 267 |
John | 304 |
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Live Now Die Later: A Book for the Sensitive Mind and Rugged Individualist David Alan Kraul No preview available - 2004 |