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We Cannot Imagine Our Own Destruction – Non-Existence – Why?

From our experience in daily life, we see that nobody can imagine one’s own death, one’s own non-existence. Nobody wants to die. Nobody can imagine one’s own destruction. When we read the newspapers, watch the daily television news and see people dying, see deaths by the hundreds, by the thousands, terrible, gruesome deaths by accident, by suicide, by any other means, we often cry out in pain, ‘Ah, what a terrible thing!’ We feel so much agony, so much empathy. But the very next moment we are off, back to the common conversation: ‘Eh, where’s the tea? I need to leave quickly, get ready for the heavy day’s work ahead’. It doesn’t just strike us, even for a second, that we too could die this very moment! This shows that we just cannot imagine our own destruction, our own non-existence. In the grand immortal epic Mahabharata, an interesting question has been raised: ‘What is the greatest wonder in life?’ The answer is equally interesting: ‘Day after day we find people dying by the hundr

24 April 2022 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, 24 April 2022 – It is Krishna Paksha Ashtami and Navami tithi or the eighth and ninth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 7:13 AM on April 24. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 5:11 AM on April 25. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on April 24, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Shravan or Thiruvonam or Sravana nakshatra till 8:22 PM on April 24. Then onward it is Dhanishta or Sravishta or Avittam nakshatra till 7:16 PM on April 25. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnat