Of late, I have been inundated with questions about Coronavirus.
Why is it happening?
When would it stop?
Are there any astrological remedies?
What should we do?
As HONEST is my trademark and philosophy, I will say this;
I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON MUNDANE ASTROLOGY hence I will NOT MAKE ANY PREDICTION about
things that I don’t understand.
I frankly don’t know enough to open my mouth.
Having said that, I would give a few tips as per my understanding. These would be more LOGICAL
than ASTRO-LOGICAL.
Don’t trust the crazies: There are people selling Taweez, amulets, mantras, yantras and yes
the Go Mutra Gang is in full swing. News flash: These things don’t work. A simple test, send
these guys with their amulets and cows to Wuhan China. They can have a party, make insane
profits, and save the world. Please don’t fall to the silly propaganda. If all this worked, you
would have had factories in China preparing Taweez by millions and US airplanes showering
the landscape with cow urine.
BE LOGICAL: No sir, your Grandma’s totka or your uncle’s Ayurvedic cocktail isn’t going to
work The retired elderly and their WhatsApp Medical school can actually get you into
trouble. Don’t let your child venture out after drinking some funny mix of Jaifal and Laung
etc. You wouldn’t have had ex-Chief Ministers locking themselves down if they could boil a
few herbs and go out. They have better Ayurvedic and allopathic doctors than most of us
have access to. So please don’t trust the remedy that your retired uncle forwarded on
WhatsApp.
Venturing out would be bad karma: You are endangering not only your life, but also the life
of others. This is unforgivable. Please don’t venture out unless you absolutely have to. This is
a contamination that can start a chain reaction. You wouldn’t want that karma (or that Virus)
on your hands. A prayer MEETING or a gathering at a temple or mosque would be the
WORST thing you can do. Please pray in your own homes.
Take care of the young and the elderly: They are at a big risk. and both can be hard to
handle. While you work from home, I would say keep the very young and the very old busy,
even if you have to indulge them. Let the kids play all the video games that they want, they
don’t have schools, remember? Let your parents call every distant relative or friend, and
discuss corona and politics, listen to their rants if you have to. Just don’t let them venture
out.
Respect those who are helping you: Your guards, milkmen, police men, medical guys.
Cooperate with them, make their jobs easy. In my housing society I saw people being
irritated when checked and sanitised, I appreciated their efforts, cooperated and thanked
them for keeping me and my family safe. I guess we owe that much to those who are risking
their own lives for our safety. By the way, it would also improve your Shani.
Go Vegetarian for a while: I don’t plan to convert people to vegetarianism. Some of the
nicest people I met have been meat eaters, some real monsters, were vegetarians. In my
view, what you do is infinitely more important than what you eat. However, for these few
weeks, try switching to a vegetarian diet. For some reason, all these epidemics from Mad
Cow, to Ebola, to Swine Flu to Bird Flu, originate from eating animal flesh (There has never
been a potato flu or a cabbage virus). In my view it is Mother Nature’s way of taking revenge
against us for killing so many of her mute helpless children. In my humble opinion, meat
eaters are at a bigger risk right now. Remember, the poor meat sellers have no kits to test if
an animal has an infection that is spreading in geometric proportions. Better stay safe, enjoy
a veg meal. You can have your meat once the epidemic is subsided.
My hope: I am no expert on mundane astrology. And this is not a prediction. It is just a hope. I think
India should be able to do better than most nations. One of the biggest reason I have hope for India
is the large amount of vegetarian population, practice of burning the dead, and of course our world
famous namaste.
Also knowing the West and their praise worthy scientific facilities, I think they would discover a cure
sooner or later. Humans have survived a lot of things from plagues to ebola, and our scientists have
found a cure for almost everything.
So trust the ancient traditions and modem sciences.
My prayers are with all those who are suffering, those who are fighting this outbreak, and those who
are working on a cure.
Let’s take care of ourselves and cooperate with those working to secure us.
Stay at home. Stay Smart. Stay Sanitised. Stay Safe.
God Bless,
G. Vijay Kumar