As the posters above have so wonderfully detailed -- balance between the spirit and body (which I believe is the goal of the soul) is the key. In one of the Hopi rock drawings, those of us who end up in the world said to be headed to dissolution (reconciliation w/the whole) the people are shown w/their heads disconnected from their bodies. Those that seek to divide and conquer have corrupted many of our religious beliefs to lead one to believe that the body and the physical world are evil. They seek to divide the world into those that seek to satisfy the needs of the body vs. those who seek to satisfy the needs of the spirit. Both are losers in this deception. Balance is key.