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What do you mean by life being a long drawn-out process of dying?

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"Life is merely the body's slow decay, while true existence lies in the deathless consciousness that transcends birth and death. Embrace meditative awareness, and you will see death as simply changing worn clothes, freeing yourself from the fear of living."

From the moment you’re born your body slowly wears out, but the real you is the quiet awareness behind it—found by calming the mind.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces fear of death and loss.
- Shifts focus from control and security to awareness and presence.
- Encourages meditation and disidentification from the body-mind for freer, authentic living.
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