【從了解、善待和傾聽「身體」開始與神合一】
【從了解、善待和傾聽「身體」開始與神合一】
你與神交往融洽的一體感、你與內在造物主的相會，是從認識你的物質身體、了解你的物質身體、敬重你的物質身體，和利用你的物質身體做為一個供你使用的載具開始。
為了要這樣做，首先你必須了解：你並非你的物質身體。你是那「掌控你的身體、活在你的身體裡，並經由你的身體在物質世界裡活動」的生命。但你並非那身體本身。
如果你認為你就是你的身體，那你所體驗的生命就會是一種「身體的表現」。當你了解你是你的靈魂時，那你所體驗的生命就會是一種「靈魂的表現」。當你承認你的靈魂與神的靈魂是一體時，那麼你就會體驗到生命為一種「一體的靈魂」 (One Spirit)的表現。
這將會改變一切。
想要認識你的身體、了解你的身體、體驗你的身體之最完滿的莊嚴華美，就要謀求一種有品質的方式來與你的身體在一起。愛它、照顧它、傾聽它。它會告訴你什麼是真的。
摘自《與神合一》第17章
For the words here to be made flesh—for them to become more than mere sounds but physical reality in your physical world—you must pay attention to the part of your self that is physical in the world.
Your communion with God, your meeting with the creator within, begins with knowing your physical body, understanding your physical body, honoring your physical body, and using your physical body as a vehicle that is meant to serve you.
In order to do this, you must first understand that you are not your physical body. You are that which controls your body, lives with your body, and acts in the physical world through your body. But you are not the body itself.
If you imagine that you are your body, you will experience Life as an expression of the body. When you understand that you are your soul, then you will experience Life as an expression of the soul. When you acknowledge that your soul and God’s are one, then you will experience Life as an expression of the One Spirit.
This will change everything.
To know your body, to understand your body, to experience your body in its fullest magnificence, seek to be with your body in a quality way. Love it, care for it, listen to it. It will tell you what is true.
