Mental pleasure are never cloy; unlike those of the body, they are increased by repetition, approved by reflection, and strengthened read more

Mental pleasure are never cloy; unlike those of the body, they are increased by repetition, approved by reflection, and strengthened by enjoyment.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

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

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy read more

The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy system which is never a complete structure; never static; is in perpetual inner self-construction and self-destruction; we destroy in order to make it new.

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

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.

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.