Fear of Death
A "rational" instict for self-preservation prevents a Being (as opposed to a mortal) from engaging in those activities for which the likelihood of preserving oneself approaches zero per engagement in said activity. This is consistent with the fundamental knowledge possessed by all Beings. The knowledge is carried by each Being within its soul (note: Beings are neither "male" nor "female" in pure form, but rather the present participle of the verb to Be). What mortals forget is that each heartbeat, each breath, each song, each rainbow, each prayer is an activity that takes them one step closer to death.

The spirit yearns to be free of its mortal prison, but the mind and body resist. Let us examine for a moment the juxtaposition of soul and spirit: if the soul is the engine of the mind and body, then the spirit is the fuel. The soul carries the fundamental knowledge and the spirit gives birth to it. Birth begets death. Death begets rebirth. It is a cosmic circle.

Do not think for a moment that freedom from death is a liberation of the soul. Tis merely an illusion and a misdemeanor of mental criminality. Mortals use fear to attack death, not knowing that fear feeds death and makes it stronger. Beings eschew fear and embrace death, thereby eliminating its permanence. Freedom from fear liberates the soul, and increases the spirit. The spirit destroys death and gives new life where there was none. The new life chooses whether to use fear or eschew fear. It is another cosmic circle, linked to the first one and slightly larger. - served up by Oven @ 7:00 AM