Difference between revisions of "The Body"
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| + | "The body serves the mind, and the mind serves [[the Spirit]]. This is the true | ||
| + | order of things, but it is not the order that you experience currently." <ref>Relationships & Higher Purpose, Chapter 2: Your Relationship with Yourself</ref> | ||
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==Excerpts== | ==Excerpts== | ||
| − | "Your body is a beautiful instrument. It is marvelous in what it can do. But its real value is determined by what it serves. If it serves a conflicted agenda of the mind, then the body will do destructive things to itself and to other bodies in the world around you." | + | "Your body is a beautiful instrument. It is marvelous in what it can do. But its real value is determined by what it serves. If it serves a conflicted agenda of the mind, then the body will do destructive things to itself and to other bodies in [[the world]] around you." |
<ref>The Gift</ref> | <ref>The Gift</ref> | ||
| − | "The purpose of the body is not to be beautiful. It is to be an instrument of [[communication]], to be a vehicle and to participate in a physical world in a physical reality. Like an automobile, if it can get you where you need to go, it has done its job." | + | "The purpose of the body is not to be beautiful. It is to be an instrument of [[communication]], to be a vehicle and to participate in a [[ Physical Environment|physical world]] in a physical reality. Like an automobile, if it can get you where you need to go, it has done its job." |
| − | <ref name="ltw4">[[Living The Way of Knowledge]], Chapter 4</ref> | + | <ref name="ltw4">[[Living The Way of Knowledge]], Chapter 4:The Pillar of Health</ref> |
==Metaphors== | ==Metaphors== | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 21 March 2014
"The body serves the mind, and the mind serves the Spirit. This is the true order of things, but it is not the order that you experience currently." [1]
Excerpts
"Your body is a beautiful instrument. It is marvelous in what it can do. But its real value is determined by what it serves. If it serves a conflicted agenda of the mind, then the body will do destructive things to itself and to other bodies in the world around you." [2]
"The purpose of the body is not to be beautiful. It is to be an instrument of communication, to be a vehicle and to participate in a physical world in a physical reality. Like an automobile, if it can get you where you need to go, it has done its job." [3]
Metaphors
"The car is supposed to serve the driver, not the other way around." [3]
References
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, Chapter 2: Your Relationship with Yourself
- ↑ The Gift
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 4:The Pillar of Health