The physical world is fragile. All the physical is fragile. The physical is strong and yet it is fragile. The strength is there, and the vulnerableness is also there. Despite seat belts, smoke alarms, traffic lights, good common sense, what is there to protect your physical body, beloveds? Love the physical world, and love the body that houses you, and yet not be attached. That which is sentient does not last forever. After all, you are not your body. And those you love are also not their bodies.
You are, of course, far more than your body. Fortunately, you are soul, you are love. The material of you is here today and gone tomorrow whereas the non-material of you lasts forever. You are, have been, will be, eternal, just as I am eternal. There is no parting, beloveds. Oneness stays Oneness. Wholeness is not separateness. Wholeness is. Separateness is not.
It could be said that all of Creation is a magic trick. Creation may be a miracle, yet it is not a trick. You already know what is and what is not. And yet you mourn for the physical when it disappears from Earth. Even though you know that physical bodies do not linger, you are astonished when bodies are left behind. Your physical body cannot go with you forever. Would you really want it to?
It seems to Me that I hear complaints about physical bodies. They require a certain amount of attention. They can get tired. Your soul does not. Your body can sleep too much or not at all, and neither condition pleases you. Your body has aches and pains. Bones break. The body ages. You already know that you yourself in truth do not age. There is a vitality in you that goes beyond the Earthly life force.
You do not have to yank hold of your body as though it were a precious thing. It is only precious so long as you are inside it. Of itself, you know it’s not much at all.
Care for it. Love it. Use it. Be not attached. When it is time for the essence of you to leave your body, leave it. The body is not priceless. Life on Earth is priceless, yes. You are priceless. Your body is a convenience or an inconvenience depending on the day. Your body is a thing, beloveds, and things wear out. You cannot keep them forever. What is it that makes you so sure that your body is to stay on Earth for the longest time possible?
What are the constituents of your body that make you cling to it?
Do you not know that the death of the body is a new birth to you? It is a milestone. Beloveds, celebrate life, and celebrate death which can only be a part of life on Earth. Death is an unveiling. All that seemingly kept you separate from everyone else is dropping away and then you, without encumbrance, fly away. You have always wanted to fly. This is your chance.
Death of the body is not an ogre that you have to fight. Soon or late, you will embrace death of the body. When you have traversed this juncture, you won’t mind a bit. You will be exhilarated. Would you really moan about that which is a high point in life? Birth is a high point, and death is too.
You will find that you do not leave loved ones behind. You are united. There are no long-lost friends in death. Of course not, for in the land of eternal life, there is no time in which anything can be lost. From your present vantage, illusion will fade away. Truth will remain, and you will fly on the wings of Truth. You will fly on the wings of Truth.