There’s an indisputable relationship between exercising and spirituality. Scriptures from across religions, including the Bible and the Quran, have addressed this.
One of the most popular verses in the bible is “our body is a temple,” from 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own. You were bought at a price, therefore, honor God with our bodies.
As archaic as it sounds, this really is the closest to the truth than any other scriptures have gotten on this topic.
But this isn't about religion, though I'd like to offer an explanation to this very popular verse that we've all heard at some point in our lives.
Our body is a temple because :
We are all here to experience what it is like to be in these bodies. We tend to think of ourselves as humans with souls, but that's not quite right. It's actually the opposite, we are entities/divinities/sources/spirits/souls/pieces of God, (whatever you want to call it) living in our human bodies.
This body is made to support us, to help us to have this physical experience that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. I’ll expand on this in my upcoming post,“The relationship between spirituality/yoga, exercising and our bodies. An interview with, badass feminist Sarah Lorraine, on body image and running."
But my point here is, we were always meant to take care of our bodies. We are to support them as they support us in our journey of the human race. And moving/exercising, or in this case, running, helps us to achieve that.
This is in no way a commentary on body image and weight, nor is it a “how-to-stay-fit” post. All body types are creations of the divine’s imagination (more on that later). Therefore they’re temples of our higher self, who we are in reality. They deserve to be treated with kindness and compassion and they most definitely need to be taken care of. As I’ve mentioned, you don’t need a fancy yoga studio and you most definitely do not need to be “fit” in order to take care of your body or to be happy.
This is just to (hopefully) show you how running can help you achieve your highest purpose in life. I can tell you how running and exercising can be good for your mental health, and I can and will give you, in my next posts, the many other reasons to why you should exercise, walk, move, run.
I’ll talk about how as Homo sapiens we were always meant to be active, but I think this book will probably do a better job than I can. It is not about the actual act of running but what our bodies are capable of, and of course, what many runners feel, on the road, or a treadmill, running shoes at their feet, wind blowing in their face, the sweat, the adrenaline.
It’s just an excellent book that can help you start your running journey (if that’s something that you’d be interested in doing), or, if you are already a runner, it will be an excellent addition to what you already do to stay motivated.
After reading this book, I decided to run my first marathon next year, and I’ll be sure to keep you posted on that. Also, anything Haruki Murakami related is a treat so enjoy this book. It is really good and I cannot stress that enough.
Enjoy!
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