...when we say we're looking for a spiritual adviser, we're really looking for someone to tell us what to do with our bodies. Decisions of the flesh. We forget to learn from pleasure as well as pain.

Anne Michaels
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We must learn to use our bodies for spiritual guidance. We often forget that pleasure and pain are part of the same package. When we have a bad experience, we need to learn from it instead of losing faith in our ability to gain happiness. We must learn how to use both pleasure and pain in a spiritual way, not just chasing after pleasure but learning from pain too.

In life, people often equate their spiritual guides with their gods. But, they forget to use their own bodies as a guide.

Source: Fugitive Pieces

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