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Meeting Yama by Manoj V Jain

The idea of death is a dreadful thing. Grief and loss follows it. All beings taking birth must perish and mix into dust one day. It is the inevitable truth. Scared by this reality, people try to avoid it, delay it by using different techniques, not want to accept it and live in a state of non-acknowledgement.

 In between birth and death people are become unsure and confused about the purpose of life but more than that keep pushing hard to understand the unknown ultimate truth. Even all ancient world mythological  battles between the good and evil have  always were due the trials of becoming  immortal. Yama in Indian mythology is the known as the god who manages the souls after death. He is the ruler of  afterlife. 


In MEETING YAMA by Manoj Jain There are three characters. Each one plays a separate and distinct role here. The story is presented as a fiction but the purpose is to present life lessons, thoughts and a space for the readers to introspect and dive deep. Swimming through different Indian mythological beliefs, historical stories of kings, kingdoms, gods like Jagannath, Vishnu, Tirthankar and goddesses like Savitri and of course everything that concludes to the ultimate end meeting yama, the plot has been sprinkled with spiritual technique introductions like ancient practices of meditations Tratak, mystic communication Telepathy that science cannot described. 

These three men represent different phases of our lives where many of us may face such questions and dilemmas. They came to the city of Varanasi with  different goals in their minds with vivid contrasting personalities and backgrounds but the jouney conclude to their revelation, enlightenment and knowledge of life.