Matter is alive because it is animated by the spirit. If human beings are alive it is because their physical body is animated by the spirit

"Matter is alive because it is animated by the spirit. If human beings are alive it is because their physical body is animated by the spirit. Human beings are therefore subjected to two influences: one from the spirit that stimulates them and the other from matter that paralyzes them and engulfs them. This is why they must always fight and if they are not vigilant, if they are not enlightened, they give in to inertia and become like a swamp, with its stagnating water full of bugs and producing miasma. People who allow matter to dominate, who do no spiritual work, run the risk of stagnating. The disciple, on the other hand, is someone who opens the doors to the spirit, giving it every opportunity to manifest, and so the spirit, which then becomes king, begins to bring everything into harmony and enlivens and enlightens everything."