Give the body
the attention it deserves,
but not more. .....
Tend it as an instrument,
use it as a raft.
When you cultivate
the attitude that you are the body,
the body will demand from you more food,
more variety in food, more attention
to appearance and physical comfort.
A large portion of the food
now consumed is superfluous;
man can live healthy on much less.
A good deal of effort
and expenditure now spent
to cater to taste and to social pomp
can be given up, and health too will improve thereby.
Eat to live; do not believe that you live in order to eat?
