In the fifteenth century, Marsilio Ficino put it as simply as possible. The mind, he said, tends to go off on its own so that it seems to have no relevance to the physical world. At the same time, the materialistic life can be so absorbing that we get caught in it and forget about spirituality. What we need, he said, is soul, in the middle, holding together mind and body, ideas and life, spirituality and the world. . Thomas Moore
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The idea that the mind is not completely in control of our physical selves is something that most people believe. The mind is just another part of our body, no more powerful than the heart or lungs. However, it does have an influence on what we can do with our bodies. It’s the mind that makes us want to do things, but it’s also the mind that tells us why we do them.

We all know how it feels to be in a place where we would like to be. We want to be in a place where we wouldn’t like to be. It would be nice if there was no difference between these two places at all, but in reality they are worlds apart.

Our bodies are in control of our minds when they are in control of our bodies, but when they are not in control of our bodies, the only thing that keeps them together is willpower and desire. And, when they are no longer in control of our minds, there is nothing left to keep them together at all.

Source: Care Of The Soul: A Guide For Cultivating Depth And Sacredness In Everyday Life

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