Everything we see about us is but a reflection of that which is above.
A king in our world reflects dominion above.
The sweetness of a fruit reflects the sweetness of the wisdom above.
The form of the human body reflects the inner structure of the cosmos, so that each limb and organ parallels a particular divine force.
Each of these things descends from its divine place into our material realm to take tangible form—so that we can grasp those essential elements of the inner cosmos from which they extend.
Even those inventions that arose only in the modern era were hidden all this time within the Creation, waiting for us to discover them and reconnect them with their divine origin and true meaning.

I think we can clear this up by examining our ability to use our senses.
1. Our bodies are insentient, until activated when the Divine Self inserts the soul into it, where we are able to start learning.
2. We have 5 senses: touch, which is the root sense, then 4 more vibrational touches called, light, sound, taste, odors, each sending signals to the brain and self-interpreted into imagery.
3. A hint: there is only ONE SELF that is ACTUALLY in existence, and it is not the imagined “me myself and I and also You.” That One Self just happens to teach us how to Perceive what is
ACTUAL.
4. You can follow all the teachings, et-cetera, and imagine time going by, or you can receive INSIGHT, and be ONE. Each to themselves, are you the sheath of the “I”, or are you the Actuality itself, “I”, “I AM”.