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REALIZE WHAT YOU ARE:
the corpse becomes an object of fear. It is the same body which was loved, but when the soul has left, no one wants to be alone with it even for one night. It is now only a lifeless corpse and no one wants to have contact with a dead thing. Without the soul, we don't want the body.
We have been giving first preference to the body. Now when we see soul, we start giving first preference to soul. But we do not neglect the body. The combination of soul and body makes life. A materialistic man gives first preference to the body and knows nothing of soul. A spiritual individual sees the spirit and uses the body to support his spiritual growth. Then the body becomes a temple. He uses words, mind and senses to produce beautiful music. Every hour of the day there will be music if one is aware of one's soul.
When you are connected with your soul, bad thoughts and negative feelings won't arise. Your soul will remind you and tell you something is wrong. When you get that kind of advice, you won't think of doing the same thing again. Your soul is your best friend. A spiritual person is always aware of his thinking. Worthless thoughts are not part of the composition of his life. Being in tune with everything, we can make our life a garden. We cannot live without thoughts, but we must be selective. If you want to make a beautiful garden, you have to select seeds, flowers and bushes and arrange them thoughtfully. In the same way, let your mind select the thoughts you want. Once someone told me he did not have control over his thoughts. I asked him if he owned his brain or someone else's brain. If it is your apartment, do any worthless people enter without your permission? If it is your brain,
