The Body is the Creature of the Mind

[3DMonkey]

I see two answers.

Creature defined is "image of being" or "the living part" or "under control of". Therefore if the body is the creature of the mind, it shall be at the mercy of the mind. Furthermore, the mind has power over itself to create an image of the body within the constructs of the mind without the reality of the body being present.

With that said, I would challenge anyone to think mindful thoughts after their head has been severed. in that respect, the body has all the control.

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Aha! You know, someone else I met actually used the "car" analogy.

They were like, "When you're driving a Hyundai, do you think you're a Hyundai? If you're in a car lot, going around looking at cars, all these different makes and models, you can get in them, but you don't mistake yourself for them. You don't buy a Honda and think "Oh, I'm a Honda now"." Obviously he was clearly suggesting that we are the Spirit which "drives" the body.

There is an interesting Divinecosmos thread that uses this analogy extensively. Some of it by yours truly.