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Every night when I go off to sleep, I die. Every morning when I wake up, I am born again. Not easy to understand and even more difficult to practice. Most of us would think that this is a philosophy that can be exercised only by the ascetics or at best people who have renounced the world for “far greener spiritual pastures” beyond the physical. For me this thought of daily death and being born holds a much deeper meaning than most covert ones.  Ever since we are born i.e. coming out of our mother’s womb, we are moving towards one imminent end – death.  Whatever we are able to accomplish is between these two states. Then how is it possible that we die and take birth every day?  As you think so you become is a mantra enunciated by Krishna in the Gita . We are nothing but a result of our thoughts and convictions and subsequent actions. We do what our mind says and heart desires. So the need is to train the mind or heart and not your actions. As a joint effort, both will take c