Question

What does he mean when he says, "lose my body, the subject of my body, condition of my body, govern our own bodies, your body can be destroyed"? Explain how he is literally referring to the body and figuratively referring to something else, less physical and more spiritual.

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Answer:

He is stating that the matter is more deeper than bodies, more soulful and more what matters on the inside with our souls. "Gorvern your own bodies" referring to not an actual body and its organs but what is inside a body deeply soulfully.