#body

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

Behind your thoughts and feelings, my brother, there stands a mighty commander, an unknown sage—he is called Self. In your body he dwells; he is your body.

To prefer the preservation of the body over the integrity of the soul is to choose a gilded cage over eternal freedom.

The body is the source of endless trouble to us by reason of the mere necessity of food; and is liable also to diseases which overtake and impede us in the search after true being.

There is no more valuable precept in moral education than this: smooth the brow, brighten the eye, contract the dorsal rather than the ventral aspect of the frame, and speak in a major key.

The body is a temple; keep it pure and clean for the soul to dwell in.

We must conquer not only our minds, but our bodies and vital energies.

The body is a musical instrument with seven strings; when tuned to divine love, it plays the melody of eternal life.

The body is born, grows, decays, and dies; the Atman is unborn, eternal, unchanging, and indestructible.

The body is an instrument for fulfilling destiny; do not make it an idol for perpetual anxiety.

Purity of body is achieved with water; purity of heart is achieved with truth. (Kural 298)

The first wealth is health.

The soul is an eternal guest in the tent of the body; treat the traveler with royal honor.

Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos—the trees, the clouds, everything.

Your smile will bring peace to your face and relax all your facial muscles.

The physical body is the sacred foundation and instrument for the performance of all righteous duty.

The soul is in the body as a pilot in a ship.