Live Now Die Later: A Book for the Sensitive Mind and Rugged IndividualistDavidAlanKraul, 2004 - 344 oldal 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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... thou shalt come into the ark , thou , and thy sons , and thy wife , and thy sons ' wives with thee.22 What you think must " come into the ark , " that is , the chest where the heart resides , if your thoughts are to carry you above and ...
... thou shalt be a blessing.44 Abraham , who has been identified as a moon - god , 45 was not a " patriarchal " figure as some have suggested , not a character in a male dominated history , but the point of departure in your mental ...
... thou art a fair woman to look upon ; Therefore it shall come to pass , when the Egyptians shall see thee , that they shall say , This is his wife ; and they will kill me , but they will save thee alive . Say , I pray thee , 46 Genesis ...
A Book for the Sensitive Mind and Rugged Individualist David Alan Kraul. thou art my sister ; that it may be well with me for thy sake ; and my soul shall live because of thee.47 You underestimate your own powers of reason until the ...
... thou perfect . And I will make my covenant between me and thee , and will multiply thee exceedingly.52 Thoughts that are not productive must be removed from the presence of mind once and for all . Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and ...
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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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