When the Body Follows the Mind

The body is an incredible thing
It is unlimited in so many ways

We silence our body’s messages
We choose to ignore them

This is all done
By your mind

When your mind controls the body
You want cake and french fries and caffeine

What does the body say
When you eat anything that is not good for it

When you eat them
You feel so good

When you eat them
How does your body feel

Most have lost the ability to hear the body’s messages
Most do not consider what the body wants at all

The body has the ability to heal
You do not

The body is healing all day long
You do not even notice a single thing the body is doing

The body’s role
Is not just to walk you to junk food

The body’s role
Is a very sophisticated thing

The body does not want junk food
The mind feels satisfied by it

Why
Because the mind can shut down with it

Even the mind needs a break
This is why you must guide your mind to meditation

At the end of a yoga set
The mind and the body join in rest

On the surface
The body is made for movement

Under the surface
The body is a sacred vessel

Most ignore the body completely
Only a few will honor their body completely

Every cell
Receives what you put into your body

Every cell
Can be rejuvenated by the body

But the body has limits
The effects of bad foods and liquids has an accumulates

The body is aging every day you are alive
The difference can be significant

When you are young
Nothing you eat matters

Even in early adulthood things significantly change
If you are in tune with your body you know it

Eating junk food was never satisfying for the body
The body actually feels sick when you eat it

The life you live
Is the life you create

The life you live today
Effects the life you live tomorrow

Many chronic diseases
Are due to life choices

Chronic suffering in old age
Causes by ignoring the body your whole life

A yogi
Is in union with all three aspects of the self

The Soul, the Body, and the Mind
Not one or couple

Your appearance means nothing
If you are not in union with all three

Your practice means nothing
If you follow it with junk food and caffeine

Your life is yours to live
Your choices are yours to make

Ask your self
With every thing you ingest

If caffeine makes my heart race
Why do I hurt myself daily

If fast food and sugary food makes you gain weight
Why do I hurt my body daily

Why does my mind hurt
What can I do to help my mind

If I help my mind
I can also help my body

All aspects of the self
Are sacred

All aspects of the self
Are cared for by you

Everyone is born to care for all three
In perfect union

You must care for yourself first
Without judgement of others

You must care for yourself
To be a living example

Pure union of the three aspects of the self
Living in complete harmony with the self

Sat Nam

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