Atmic Stories

  Is it too early to talk about life after covid pandemic? Is the world going to see more of lockdowns, restrictions and confinements? Will there be more alerts about next waves and more deadly variants? Are people still prone to covid related sickness and death? Are we too far from the “normal life,” once we were used to? Questions are many, but who is there to give us the right answer?   Almost everyone seemed to have failed this time around! Be it healthcare professionals, scientists, astrologers, governments, politicians or spiritual leaders. They didn’t even have a clue of what was coming, let alone taking any precautionary measures to protect the whole of humanity. What happened to the superpowers, America and Europe? And let’s not even talk about China, the world’s biggest economy, else all hell will break loose – the country blamed for spreading the deadly corona. A negligence, the history will not forget, nor will it allow to forgive. That’s what history does, doe...

Long time ago, perhaps a few thousand years, there was a Guru who lived with his few disciples in his Ashram located in the middle of a wild forest. This forest happened to be a part of a large kingdom ruled by a kind king. The Guru had made a few rules for the inmates of his Ashram and was very strict about them being followed to a tee. No one was to flout any of them at any cost. He was merciless!  The Guru treated everyone alike. Be it the king, a minister, a casual visitor or his own disciples - all received the same cold treatment. He cared for nothing in return. It was for precise this reason that even the king tried to avoid visiting this Ashram. However, he ensured to do his duty as a king to supply whatever was needed in the ashram with all due respect and kindness. The Guru's hostile behaviour was known not only to the people of this kingdom, but also to all the neighbouring states. People of all ranks and classes, highest to lowest, preferred a safe distance from the Ash...