Vessel – your body

Suppose somebody gave you a small boat and told you it was the precious heirloom of the king of some great country, and that it had spent years in the basement of a museum and was now being given to you for safekeeping. And suppose they said that it was so valuable that only a handful of people on earth could afford to pay for it.
What would you do with it? Most likely, you would protect it well; make sure it doesn’t fall into ruin and constantly varnish it so that the passage of time would not destroy it.
It would be very important to you.
So, why then don’t you do that with your own vessel, the only boat you own, your body?
Why do you treat it as if it were not yours, as if you could replace it as soon as it broke down? You don’t give it the value it deserves; you sometimes think it’s just a body, you believe or know it’s just a small part of you, you believe or know that you’re immortal, and that this body just accompanies you through this life. And precisely because you sometimes give it the role of "only" a companion, you don’t put it in the first place, which is what it deserves.
What good does it do that you’re eternal, that you’re great, that you’re energy, if your body breaks down and ceases to work? You can spend an eternity moving around this dimension as energy, as mere existence, but nobody will take any notice of you, perhaps just sense you. And you cannot receive experiences that way and live life in this dimension, which is the reason you’ve come here.
That’s why you were given this body: to take you where you want to go and be the carrier of everything you want to feel, see, hear, and experience. That’s why it’s so valuable, even though it’s “just” a body.
The instructions and rules which come with each body you get are unique to that body.
They’re found deep within you, and the only way to read them is to go within and listen.
If you quiet down enough, you’ll feel the instructions which tell you how to take care of your current body. And that’s the only way because everything else is just copying other people’s instructions, which might coincide with yours, but most often cause confusion and make it impossible for you to see what is within you.
Looking at yourself, your body, and the instructions for it is very simple. It’s enough to grow still, close your eyes, inhale and exhale deeply and ask “Is this good for me?” That first answer that appears, that first emotion that surges through your being is the most accurate answer which you can receive at that moment, in the whole universe, and in all dimensions.
Accept it and go forth according to those instructions. After a while, you’ll see you’re coming into alignment with your own body and with your own life. You’ll feel peace and harmony, you’ll feel like a clock which is ticking to its own beat regardless of what’s going on around it. Accept that harmony and live. That way, you won’t have to worry about the vessel which was given to you in this dimension, but rather the dimension itself, everything you’ve come here for, your life lessons.