Dost thou not understand that there are two distinct forces in us, that of the soul and that of the body, that is, a movement and a regulator?
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The soul has many motions, body one.
The body regulates the soul, and, like the balance-wheel, it is submitted to regular oscillations.
Although one soul lives in the whole body, and all the body's members are controlled by one soul, still the whole body and the whole soul and the parts of the universe are vivified by a certain total spirit.
God chose us to live both in body and in soul, but the body functions for the sake of the soul more than the soul functions for the body.
The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul.
We have control over the work of our hands, but little over the working of the soul. But yet we must yield to it, for without it we have nothing.
What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.
The Soul is the voice of the body's interests.
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.
Our soul is not united to our body in the ordinary sense of these terms. It is immediately and directly united to God alone.
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