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When physical limitations conflict with spiritual commitments

I promised to do 100,000 prostrations but my body is breaking down and I feel like I'm betraying my vows if I stop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sacred promises are colliding with bodily reality, creating guilt about honoring physical needs versus spiritual obligations.

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