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Chapter 16
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’Doyou?Thenletitascend,solongasitleavesmesafelyandsolidlyphysicallyherebelow.’
’Doyoulikeyourphysique?’heasked.
’Iloveit!’Andthroughhermindwentthewords:It’sthenicest,nicestwoman’sarseasis!
’Butthatisreallyratherextraordinary,becausethere’snodenyingit’sanencumbrance.ButthenIsupposeawomandoesn’ttakeasupremepleasureinthelifeofthemind.’
’Supremepleasure?’shesaid,lookingupathim.’Isthatsortofidiocythesupremepleasureofthelifeofthemind?Nothankyou!Givemethebody.Ibelievethelifeofthebodyisagreaterrealitythanthelifeofthemind:whenthebodyisreallywakenedtolife.Butsomanypeople,likeyourfamouswind-machine,haveonlygotmindstackedontotheirphysicalcorpses.’
Helookedatherinwonder.
’Thelifeofthebody,’hesaid,’isjustthelifeoftheanimals.’
’Andthat’sbetterthanthelifeofprofessionalcorpses.Butit’snottrue!thehumanbodyisonlyjustcomingtoreallife.WiththeGreeksitgavealovelyflicker,thenPlatoandAristotlekilledit,andJesusfinisheditoff.Butnowthebodyiscomingreallytolife,itisreallyrisingfromthetomb.AndItwillbealovely,lovelylifeinthelovelyuniverse,thelifeofthehumanbody.’
’Mydear,youspeakasifyouwereusheringitallin!True,youaregoingawayonaholiday:butdon’tpleasebequitesoindecentlyelatedaboutit.Believeme,whateverGodthereisisslowlyeliminatingthegutsandalimentarysystemfromthehumanbeing,toevolveahigher,morespiritualbeing.
