Do you not know that this physical body, which at present rolls on a bed of fragrant flowers, will one day be burnt on logs of wood?
The wise, who know the Self as knowledge, bliss and existence, and also the physical body, which is full of blood, bones and flesh, will never take this filthy leather-bag as their true Self.
The body is the house, the intellect is the wife, the thoughts are the sons, the sixfold virtues are the friends, the senses are the servants. He is worldly who is attached to this house and has forgotten the abode of eternal bliss.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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