The soul is eternal and the body is perishable, true. But we have to know the importance of three things: first, the embodiment of Truth; second, the revelation of Truth; third, the manifestation of Truth. It is on earth and through the physical body that the soul can manifest its own divinity which is the infinite peace, infinite Light, infinite bliss. This earth is the field of manifestation and at the same time, this earth is the field of realization. God-realization can be achieved only here on earth and not in other spheres, not on other planets, not in other worlds. So those who care for God-realization have to come into the world. The soul has to accept the body because the body is absolutely necessary here on earth for the manifestation of the soul's divinity.

灵魂是永恒的，身体是会腐烂的，这一点是绝对真实的。但是我们要知道最重要的三点：第一，真理的具体化；第二，真理的揭示；第三，真理的体现。只有在凡间，通过我们的肉体，灵魂才能显示出它的神性。那是一种无限的安宁、无限的光明和无限的喜悦。凡间是真理的显示之处，同时也是成就之处。神的证知只有在凡间实现，不可能是在其他的什么的星球或世界中。所以那些追求神的证知的人必须进入这个凡俗的世界。灵魂必须接受肉体，因为肉体是我们在这个凡间揭示灵魂神性的必不可少的工具。

On the one hand, when the soul leaves the body, the body cannot function; the body dies. On the other hand, when the soul wants to manifest, it has to be done in the body, with the body. So we have to know what we actually want. If we want to negate the body, destroy the body, what can the soul do? It has to leave the body. But if we want to achieve something here on earth and if we feel the necessity of establishing the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth, then it has to be done with the conscious help of the body. The body is the instrument of the soul. In the Katha Upanishad it says: "The soul is the Master, the body is the chariot, the reason or intellect is the charioteer and the mind, the reins." The body needs the soul, the soul needs the body. For the realization of the highest and deepest Truth, the body needs the soul; for the manifestation of the highest and deepest Truth, the soul needs the body.  (Sri Chinmoy)   

一方面，当灵魂离开肉体时，肉体就失去了它的功能，肉体就失去了生命。另一方面，灵魂想要展示，必须依靠肉体来实现。所以我们要了解什么是我们真正需要的。如果我们否定肉体、毁坏我们的身体，那灵魂怎么办呢？它不得不离开肉体。但是如果我们在凡间想要成就自我，想要建立天堂，就必须得到肉体有意识的帮助。身体是灵魂的工具。在《卡达奥义书》中，写到：“ 灵魂是主人，身体是战车，智慧是驾车者，大脑是缰绳。”肉体离不开灵魂，灵魂也离不开肉体。为了获得最高深的真理，肉体需要灵魂，灵魂也需要肉体。

Namaste,

 Manu