Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.

I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.

Hide your body in the Big Dipper

Hide your body in the Big Dipper

How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.

How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure.

The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.

The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.

. . . I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.

. . . I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.

This body is not a home but an inn, and that only briefly.

This body is not a home but an inn, and that only briefly.

I don't think that the flesh is necessarily treacherous, evil, bad. It is cantankerous, and it is independent. The idea read more

I don't think that the flesh is necessarily treacherous, evil, bad. It is cantankerous, and it is independent. The idea of independence is the key. It really is like colonialism. The colonies suddenly decide that they can and should exist with their own personality and should detach from the control of the mother country. At first the colony is perceived as being treacherous. It's a betrayal. Ultimately, it can be seen as the separation of a partner that could be very valuable as an equal rather than as something you dominate.