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I am grateful to Asian Voice readers Ramesh Jhalla, Upendra Kapadia and others for their enlightening views on reincarnation, a subject we discussed here many months earlier but now taking the topic further by wondering how one can attain moksha (freedom from reincarnation’s ever-revolving cycle of life after life). Jhalla says one must pursue a “virtuous life” and be “absolutely selfless” – no show of pride or desire for reward. However moksha is not the end, says Jhalla. Such a soul would stay in “heavenly environs” until its good karma is exhausted, then it would surface again in a new human body, subjected to more advanced spiritual processes.

Now and then our television industry comes up with real jewel programmes that warm our hearts, joy to watch during cold, damp winter months when most OAPs are confined to their warm, comfortable homes. This winter, it has exceeded all expectations with three such serials, Good Karma Hospital, Real Marigold Hotel and Death in Paradise.

Although most politicians were against leaving EU, British voters gave resounding yes to Brexit, thus dethroning EU enthusiast PM Cameron, handing premiership to Mrs may unopposed who has done sterling job so far.

In the last 400 years Europeans built global empires in which many nations where not spared. To my surprise and puzzlement one nation avoided invasion, both by Islamic and Christian Empires, allowing it to keep its ancient Hindu traditions, culture, customs and Buddhist religion. That country is Thailand. I found the answer to this puzzle while in Vietnam, where I read a book on Ho Chi Minh by a General Vo Nguyen Gaip, who fought the Americans.

In Jubel D’Cruz’s letter dated 04/03/17 whom he cites as miscreants are truly speaking ruffians or thieves who destroy religious statues adn consecrated things, but they can’t escape from police actions in Mr Modi’s government. Inferring from media, under teh pretext of helping poor, foreign and local people of other religions provide funds to convert them into their folds to increase their numbers for political purposes in democracy. They neither truly help the poor to supply them with food, money, shelter etc without converting them to their religion.