Some people retreat to a quiet place, seeking a deeper experience of life. Let us say you are fed up with what is happening in your city and want to go on a vacation. Generally, you will choose a quieter place, maybe a resort at the edge of a jungle, because you are incapable of living in the jungle.
I used to spend weeks alone living off the forest – it takes a different physicality, mentality, and inner strength. Your physical body is not ready for that because it has become accustomed to unnatural levels of comfort, living in enclosed, temperature-controlled environments.
The more you are in contact with the five elements, the stronger and more robust your body will be.
Our modern lifestyle weakens the seed that has been carried through evolution for millions of years. We are the weakest generation ever, and each subsequent generation becomes even weaker if we continue to live like that. This is because the nature of physicality is based on the five elements.
The more you are in contact with the five elements, the stronger and more robust your body will be. Creating a robust body is an important part of the spiritual process because if your body is an issue, you will not be interested in enlightenment. Let us say your body is aching and God appears in front of you, the first thing you will ask for is that your backache will go away.