[Indians] don't think about ghosts as those stereotypical spook in white sheets that scare the knickers off everybody. We believe that we coexist with many, many spirits. They're all around us - because the soul never dies. The body withers away, but the essence of the person remains, watching over us. Alison Singh Gee
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All around us, our world is enveloped by the spirits of those who have gone before us. They are there inside of us, too, though we may not always be aware of them. We can all become part of the invisible web of life that connects each one of us to the rest of existence.

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