Live Now Die Later: A Book for the Sensitive Mind and Rugged IndividualistDavidAlanKraul, 2004 - 344 páginas 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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... King James version of the Bible reaches to that level . Published in 1611 , the " authorized version " was compiled by 47 scholars , 26 of whom held a doctorate in philosophy . Regardless what translations preceded or succeeded it , the ...
... king over each and every province , and then be a judge in every moment of your life . You must hold the assailants at bay , the negative thoughts that would invade your piece of mind , your sovereignty . You must stay focused ...
... king of the forest , " and of a tall olive tree to the worship of which Satan seduced the people . In Latin myths , the fig tree plays an important part . Held sacred to Bacchus , it was employed in religious ceremonies . The fig had ...
... king of Phthia in Thessaly . He was the husband of Pyrrha and father of Helen , mythical ancestor of the Hellenic race . When Zeus had resolved to destroy all mankind by a flood , Deucalion constructed a boat or ark in which , after ...
... king of the lands . " The names Marduk and Bel came to be used interchangeably and it was not long before confusion arose as to who went to the head of the pantheon . Instead of one deity there were several.31 And they said , Go to ...
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