1) The Body and Spirit as a Result of the Fall

The body is Satan's performing stage. It is the basis of evil, the root of evil, and the palace of Satan. The flesh is the enemy because it is the element of Satan. (52-304, 38-271, 47-271, 10-96, 35-91)

The spirit pursues what belongs to God. The conscience is the fortress of God. \Since the enemy's blood is in the body, the mind should be ruled by God. The mind accompanies you eternally as a guide to life. (52-304, 47-271, 10-94, 35-91)

2) The Propensity of the Fallen Flesh

The flesh is always reluctant to follow the way of the spirit. The mind and body stimulate us to follow our physical desires and to serve ourselves alone. Also, the body wants to go up higher and higher, and it becomes arrogant. The more it is fed, the more it wants to eat; the more it is rested, the more it wants to rest. Also, the body does not like what is rough and rugged, but likes what is plump, sleek, and soft.

Furthermore, it does not like bowing down and sacrificing. (52-304, 52-305, 18-314, 65-73, 38-271, 18-68)

3) The Proportion of Power between the Mind and Body

As the mind and body of fallen man fight against each other, the proportion of their strengths has been quite equal, about ten to eight. The body is connected to the whole world, but the mind is connected to only one path. Although the fallen body has been occupied by the environment, the mind has been following one track. When you try to do something evil, fear comes to your mind. If you nevertheless go ahead with it, all your accumulated merit will crumble. The mind intervenes at the beginning of the action, but finally it is ruled by the body. Hence, although the proportion of strength is ten to eight in favor of the mind, still the mind gets pushed back by the body. (18-66)

This world is an expansion of the seed that has been sown in the individual; hence, it is an extension of me. We are living in such a social environment today. We are living within such a boundary. This is human life. The question is how big my own area is. Some will go this way, and others will go the opposite way. You are walking a path that has been walked by your ancestors. Following the body means going in the direction of evil; following the mind means going in the direction of good.

If the mind's pursuit occupies at least sixty percent of an individual, that individual's tribe will dominate the world. What has religion been doing so far? There is only one thing to be conquered. It is not the family, the nation, or the world. It is my own self. Thus, religion has been trying to conquer the self. You should know this. My self is always standing at the crossroads between good and evil.

Then how should you proceed? If what you pursue is divided fifty and fifty for the mind and body, it is not admissible. Such a person will go to only the middle level of the spiritual world, a cease-fire zone. If the portion for the body is sixty percent , then the person will go to hell. What kind of place is hell? It is a shady place. What kind of place is Heaven? It is a shiny place. That kind of person will inevitably go to the shady place. The farther you go down, the darker it gets. (37-121)