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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.
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.
All of us have mortal bodies, composed of perishable matter, but the soul lives forever: it is a portion of read more
All of us have mortal bodies, composed of perishable matter, but the soul lives forever: it is a portion of the Deity housed in our bodies.
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.
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 pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body
It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, read more
It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.
A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.
The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.
