ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE BODY

Q. How is one to conquer the love of the body?

A. The human frame is made up of decaying

matter. It is a collection of flesh, bone, marrow, blood and

other unclean substances subject to putrefaction. By such

constant analysis of the body one's love of it vanishes.

One does not care for the cage when the bird has flown away from it. And when the bird of life flies away, no one cares for the body left behind.

If this body is worthless and transitory, why do pious and devout men take care of it ? No one takes care of an empty box, but all protect with care a chest full of precious jewels, gold and costly articles. The pious soul cannot help taking care of the body because God dwells in it. All our bodies form the treasure-house of the Deity.