Does the human soul rule over the body?

St. Jacob of Sarug says, “The nature of the soul is great and beautiful in its very essence … it is therefore considered to be the ruler of the body, and the body does not command it. It commands the body in holiness and is not disobeyed. When it is purified from all carnal inclinations, it spiritually beholds the hidden mysteries. Should an angel pass before it, he shall not be hidden from it. It beholds angels and demons face-to-face.”⁴⁸⁶