The more you try to explain to her, the more she is likely to resist and become fixed in her position. Best is to leave her to her ways. She will learn in her own time and in her own way.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
When I was dropping her off at school, she asked me: Mummy, hum knife se body ko katte hain to Aatma kyu nahi marti… I replied: Kyuki Gita me likha hain ki Aatma ajar hain, amar hain. Then she asked me: Aesa kya hain jo wo nahi mar sakti. She is not satisfied with my answer da. 👧🏼👩🏻👧🏻🪷🌻
March 10, 2026
Beautiful question. You can give her some examples of material things that cannot be killed or destroyed by knife, for example water, air, fire, space. Energy also cannot be destroyed. So too thoughts and feelings and will cannot be destroyed by any external force. This way she will understand that there are many things even within the…
