I’ve heard tons of spiritualists bray, “I am not this body,” and shuck any responsibility to care for the flesh-vehicle that they’ve been gifted with. I believe that position is woefully shortsighted; I see my body as a marvelous interface I use to interact with physical reality. While I believe (though I cannot prove) that I am not JUST this body, denying my corporeal existence would be a stark refusal to accept the evidence before me. I follow these premises by embracing the idea that external stimuli have an effect on my mood, cognition, and energy levels. Then I adjust accordingly to maximize my fulfillment. If I were to deny the existence of my body, then that might lead me to behave as if my physical condition has no effect on the quality of my life—a stance I find erroneous and dysfunctional. Instead, I choose to view my body like a car I know will one day be scrapped—sure, it’ll eventually end up in the trash, but why not maintain it so I can enjoy the ride?
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
Too true – My body is the seat of my consciousness. It needs looking after.
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I like to pay attention to this body in case I die and end up in another one, later. That way, I’ll have some idea of how it’s supposed to work, and what might be done to improve it.
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That’s a great philosophy! You never know, right? Plus I just feel better about myself in the meantime if I take care of my body. It bleeds into everything I do in life.
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Yes, it bleeds across, and that bleedover is helpful.
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Indeed. How can we properly carry and use this precious consciousness we’ve been gifted with if we neglect the physical means in which it is sustained?
Which is pretty much what you said.
So I agree, obviously
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Exactly! The brain doesn’t operate independently of the rest of us, so it goes to reason that taking care of the entire system makes us feel good from a chemical hormonal standpoint, as well as a psychological one.
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Balance and peace.
Perfection
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In this lifetime, in this place, our body is our home.
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Very nicely said.
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Thank You Mel! 😀
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It truly is important! Where would we be if your fingers were not real and you could not write the fun things you do? If the body was transparent, how could we live? Why would we desire sex, pizza, and books?
I’m very glad I have a body. I wish it was the 24 year old one from ages past, but it still works. Mostly!
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Mine’s a bit beat up, but healthy enough to keep up my Man Whore physique, hahaha!
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Giggled!
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I’m a spiritualist and I believe my body is a temple and treat it as such. All of the spiritualists I know believe the same, but maybe this is a new way of thinking among the younger crowd? I’ve noticed lately that those in their 20s look my age from not taking care of themselves–smoking, drinking, living fast lives…or maybe I just look really young and look like I’m in my 20s!
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I’ve known spiritualists who try and tell me they’re detached from their body because they don’t work out and eat junk food. I never understood it.
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