Why Can't You Enter Heaven? Five Reasons. Part 3
You thought you were living freely. But look more carefully: five pairs of oxen are harnessed to you — the five senses, each paired with a habit of the mind. Sight paired with imagination: you picture, but do not truly see. Hearing paired with interpretation: you take offence, but do not truly hear. Smell paired with memory. Taste paired with craving. Touch paired with desire. These are the rich man’s five brothers. This is your slavery. Part 3 of 8.
Pankratius Speaks
In the parable, Lazarus lies at the threshold of your heart — and you cannot see him. You are not evil. You are blind. Now you are still alive, so you can still hear. Who is the sixth brother? Who is the seventh? The answer comes in the next part.