I guess there are two explanations. The spiritual one: when you sacrifice something, you expect something in return in the grander scheme of things. And the scientific: every time I sit down for breakfast, lunch or dinner, I cannot have meat, so I have to work doubly hard to make sure that the job is done quicker.

Tell us about one powerful spiritual experience.

My wife was expecting and we did not know she was having twins. I am not into astrology but a friend of mine, an amateur astrologist, did some reading and was worried about my wife and the delivery. So he took me to his guru. The guru looked at my face and said the reading was wrong: nothing would happen to my wife, she would deliver safely. But he said there was something wrong in the stars for my father, he would go through a near death experience in the coming days. Four days later, my father had a massive heart attack. And my wife indeed delivered twin boys healthily.

What are your spiritual inspirations?

My father was an Arya Samaji. So we prayed every morning but there were never gurus at home or major ritualistic moments. Then I came across many spiritual people, but I have not had one guru in my life. My connection to the divine is a direct one.

If you were to be reincarnated, what would you like to be, when and where?

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