"Most people don’t realize the extent to which their bodies enslave them. They live like hogs in a slaughterhouse pen, obeying their bodies, blissfully ignorant of the treasonous monster they are chained to, how it will hurt them, how it will fail them. Once you realize the true antagonistic nature of your relationship with your body, you will be far superior to most of your peers. And yet— one’s enemy is the greatest teacher, according to the Dalai Lama. Respect your enemy and you will learn far more than if you declare that only hate and violence can exist between you. The student of the Art of Starving has much to learn from the body they are at war with. They will listen to it. They will understand it. Only by doing so can they force it to achieve its full potential."