Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Quotes | The Machine and the Operator

A famous football player in the United States who recently retired was discussing the particular event that made him decide to quit playing. He had been running with the football toward the goal, with two tacklers chasing him. As his legs started giving out, he thought, “Come on, you old legs—don’t give out on me now!” This is like a race car driver who talks to his car: “Keep on going, Betsy—don’t let me down now!” In other words, you use your body as a type of vehicle; but like all vehicles, it is bound to break down sooner or later.

Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Science of Identity Foundation

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The body is a computer/machine that needs an operator in order to be of value; and the unique nature of each and every body is that it is basically a private computer/machine. It is almost impossible for one person to use someone else’s computer/machine. I can’t operate your body and you can’t operate mine.

Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Science of Identity Foundation

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Without the self to operate the body, that body—as complex and organized as it is—is of no more value than a bag of chemicals.

Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Science of Identity Foundation

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It is the nonmaterial self who is valuable.

Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Science of Identity Foundation