Physical body Quote by Rumi
““YOU ARE SUCH THAT BESIDES THIS (PHYSICAL) BODY YOU HAVE ANOTHER (ASTRAL) BODY. DO NOT THEREFORE BE AFRAID OF GETTING OUT OF THE MORTAL FRAME.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Spiritual verses, 13th century
The soul possesses an astral form beyond the physical, encouraging fearlessness in transcending earthly limits.
In simple terms: Your spirit has a non‑physical body; don’t fear leaving the flesh.
Key Takeaway
Embrace spiritual freedom beyond the material.
Themes
spirituality
transcendence
fearlessness
Mood
peaceful
inspirational
mystical
Type
spiritual
philosophical
When to use this quote
- meditation
- creative arts
- personal growth
Key Concepts
dualism
metaphysics
inner journey
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you connect with your non‑physical self?
- What fears arise when considering transcendence?
A Different Perspective
Physical constraints are not the whole reality.
![“Spirit projects the desire to create an individualized expression of Itself. The soul becomes manifest and projects the idea of the body in causal [=consciousness / idea / thought] form. The idea becomes energy, [=life force / prana] or the lifetronic astral body. The astral body becomes condensed…” quote by Paramahansa Yogananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e33/paramahansa-yogananda-556_creation_spirit-projects-the-desire-to-create-an_1418823.jpg)
![“The body was the slave of the vortex; but the slave has become the master; and we must free ourselves from that tyranny. It is this stuff [ indicating her body ], this flesh and blood and bone and all the rest of it, that is intolerable. Even prehistoric man dreamed of what he called an astral…” quote by George Bernard Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/504/george-bernard-shaw-68_blood_the-body-was-the-slave-of-the-vortex-but_2612664.jpg)
![“[Listening to a song] one could experience a freedom from one's physical body, and from one's social body - the mask you wore to go about in public among those who thought they knew you, an unchosen mask of nervousness and tradition, the mask that, when owrn too long, makes the face behind it…” quote by Greil Marcus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/05f/greil-marcus-10438_freedom_listening-to-a-song-one-could-experience_82171.jpg)
