By Manoj Gupta, Founder
Though vaguely, the COVID lockdown is highlighting the concepts of metaphysics within us and raising fundamental questions about the nature of reality.
I happened to be speaking to one of my colleagues a few days back, who is by himself in his apartment during this lockdown. He spoke as to how lonely and dreaded he is feeling these days.
My question to him was: who has he talked to most in his entire life?
To friends?
To family?
To colleagues?
Instead of answering, he asked me why I asked this abstract question.
I said, if we look a bit deeper within, we’ll find we don’t talk to any of the above the most, but to OURSELF.
He paused for a bit and said a big yes!
We spoke a little more where I explained the fundamentals of Human Engineering and its linkage to awareness. Knowing about our inner self makes our journey more meaningful and pleasant and dissociates us from anxiety and depression - which arise as a result of feeling lonely and isolated. When we become aware that we are never alone, happiness is the only payoff.
A few days later we spoke again; he sounded visibly happier and to my surprise, he attributed our previous conversation to his current state of happiness….