Marla Vendret
Author of Romantic Fantasy & Mythos
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"I look upon death to be as necessary to the constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning."
Benjamin Franklin
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"I look upon death to be as necessary to the constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning."
Benjamin Franklin
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One of the things I learned during my MJ years researching Torah (the “law of Moses” or first five books in the Hebrew bible) was the importance of natural consequences in creating “law.” Because I was not born Jewish or indoctrinated into Judaism, when I first became enamored in the Torah, I saw it through fresh eyes.
Most meditative techniques originated in Eastern religions or spiritual traditions thousands of years ago before being recently adopted and adapted by the West. Eastern cultures used meditation as a tool for gaining control over the conscious and unconscious mind, and bodily processes. The West has been slow to catch up.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but religion taught me to be afraid. Afraid of being deceived. Afraid of being a failure. Afraid of society’s influence. Afraid of being different. Afraid of being a child. Fear is a horrible way to live your life, but it is spectacularly effective. When you’re afraid, you don’t need someone else to be looking over your shoulder to keep you in line.