Your body is one of your greatest friends and allies. It is an astonishing divine gift, a sacred dwelling place for your spirit, a holy lamp in which the light of your consciousness burns.
It is not your vehicle to project yourself into the world, to become an object, to be seen, to look attractive, to draw attention.
Its greatest value is not in its form. But its function, and above all its meaning.
The spirit is its master dweller. Consciousness is its essence and its purpose.
It is not just a miracle of metabolic, physiological and anatomical function, it is living, breathing, love and life.
It is text.
Read it.
Listen to it.
Pay attention to it.
It whispers many stories, many secrets.
It speaks of pain and its cure.
It speaks of longing and union.
It speaks of imprisonment and freedom.
Listen. Listen, pay attention.
Don’t use it to appear, to draw attention, to lure, to seduce.
Don’t hate it for what you perceive to be its ugliness, its flaws.
Don’t berate it for its infirmity and weakness and age.
Its everlasting beauty, strength and potential are inside, hidden, under the surface. Find that.
Be grateful to this friend.
Rid it gently, of what is toxic, stagnant and no longer required.
Take care of it. Nourish it well -- not with empty pleasure, distraction and futile activity – but with wholesome food, drink, rest, thoughts, feelings and actions.
Purify it with prayer, remembrance, meditation and service.
Use it to pour yourself out, to serve yourself empty.
Be grateful to this friend. Take care of it and listen to it.
Pay close attention and you will learn so much about yourself from this singular ally.
You have no other friend like this, in the whole world.
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