רַ֣ק חֲזַ֗ק לְבִלְתִּי֙ אֲכֹ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם כִּ֥י הַדָּ֖ם ה֣וּא הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ וְלֹא־תֹאכַ֥ל הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ עִם־הַבָּשָֽׂר׃
Magpakatatag ka lamang na huwag kainin ang dugo, sapagkat ang dugo ay ang buhay; at huwag mong kakainin ang buhay kasama ng karne.
The Gate of Unity
Similarly, the last level of the spiritual life force of the soul becomes vested within the [physical] blood, as stated,20Deuteronomy 12:23 “For, the blood is the soul.”