User:Iguana16/My Body is a Temple

== ‘My Body is a Temple’ ==

The Scriptures claim that ‘Maanav Shareer ko tarsey Dev’ which means that the Devtas (Angelic Beings) yearn for the Human body. The reason for this is that, while the Devtas may obtain immense joy and pleasure in Heaven, they fall short of achieving the ‘Ultimate’, which is their Union with God. It is only in the Human form that you can make the final leap to Divinity. Which is where the phrase ‘The Human Body is a Temple’ comes in. your body is the vessel that transports us to God and heaven. It is said in the Scriptures, that there are three ‘Ati Durlabh Vastu’ This means three very different things (to attain) •	A Human body •	An interest in Spiritual matters •	A Spiritual teacher or/and Guru with whom you are able to connect spiritually.

‘Just today I was reading about an architect who wanted to retire. The boss asked him to complete just one more house before doing so. The architect did a shoddy job as he was in a rush to go about the pleasures that awaited him, and not very interested in the construction. Just as he handed the key of the house to his boss, the boss returned it to him saying that that house was a gift to him! You can imagine the architect’s remorse in not having done a better job!’

This is what we do with the house that we live in, our body…our temple. We mistreat it, abusing it with drugs and alcohol and pay little attention to the things in life that really matter.

1 Corinthians 6:19 tells us our bodies are God's temple and not only did He create our bodies, but he also dwells in them through his Holy Spirit. Based on that knowledge, how should we treat our bodies?

Many times the ones who tell us to nurture our minds and spirits feed their bodies trash and are surprised when it fails to function properly. They don't nurture the body that houses the Holy Spirit. They don't take proper care of the body that is just as much a gift to us as our mind and spirit. Christians believe we are called to be stewards of our bodies. That means we feed it things that help it to rebuild and protect itself. If we don't give our bodies the proper food to function, we shouldn't be shocked when they malfunction.

Both the Christians and the Buddhist communities believe that taking drugs and alcohol are bad for the body especially when we are the ones that are meant to be looking after the world and our bodies. The Buddhists believe that by using narcotics and alcoholic substances, they are not fully capable of reaching enlightenment. They only allow medicinal drugs to be used. Christians believe in roughly the same principles, except they do not wish to receive enlightenment. They believe that they are stewards for the world and their bodies and this means that they should mistreat it. They do also allow the use of medicinal drugs.

--Iguana16 16:39, 29 January 2006 (UTC)Chris