Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 2603

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2603. Souls in the other life are without the kind of bonds by which they were restrained in the life of the body

While they are in the world, many bonds of society restrain people, such as fear of the law, fear for reputation, fear of the loss of life, fear of the loss of profit, respect, and the like, thus of all the desirables a person loves. These bonds in the other life cease, so they are left to their own inward qualities, being almost different people. They are liable to attack anyone they can, fearlessly doing them injury; others they harass verbally and in other ways, although in the life of the body, no such thing was heard about them in public. 1748, 14 July.


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