Your Closest Companion 11/20/24
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Your body is your closest companion, one you depend on for your very life. Whomever else is close to you — they are close to your body, but your body is closer to you. At the time of his departure from the physical plane, a yogic saint thanked everyone around him, thanked his Guru and thanked his body. He confessed that he had not always treated his body well, but it always…
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