The Body Knows

The Body Knows

Baal HaSulam

  

When the whole body thinks

That one of its organs

Can serve and please it,

That organ immediately knows

The thought

And provides the intended pleasure.

Similarly, if a certain organ thinks and senses

That its place is too narrow,

The entire body instantly knows

Its thought and sensation,

And moves it to a place of comfort.

However, if it should happen

That a certain organ

Is detached from the body,

They become two separate entities,

And the body no longer

Knows the needs

Of that separate organ.

And likewise, the organ doesn't know

The body's thoughts

Through which to serve it.

And should a doctor come

And reattach the organ to the body as before,

Then the organ will once again know

The thoughts and needs

Of the whole body

And the whole body will know once more

The needs of the organ.