They are always uneasy and restless. The undercurrent of constant unease was there at the time of Jesus, and the Buddha taught that the root of suffering is in our constant wanting and craving. This collective dysfunction has created an unhappy and extraordinarily violent civilization that has become a threat to all life on the planet. The Body Deserves Respect by Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. Respect is treating your body with the same care you would give any other valuable and irreplaceable object. When you respect your body, you are in partnership with it.
Respect carries reciprocal energy.
Treat your body as a structure worthy of respect and it will respond in kind. The Bridge of Empathy by Sharon Salzburg . As we open to the full range of experiences within ourselves, we become aware of what we perceive in each moment, no longer denying some feelings while clinging to others. By coming to know our own pain, we build a bridge to the pain of others. Knowing that someone will suffer if we perform a harmful action or say a hurtful word, we find we do these things less and less.