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Hide your body in the Big Dipper
Hide your body in the Big Dipper
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other read more
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.
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.
A feeble body weakens the mind.
A feeble body weakens the mind.
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
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.
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with read more
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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.