ARE YOU BECOMING A ZOMBIE
ARE YOU BECOMING A ZOMBIE? You may be awake, working
and moving, yet are you truly conscious of the life you are living?
Modern zombies may wear suits, run companies, own beautiful homes,
earn enormous wealth, hold positions of power and appear completely
successful, while slowly losing control of themselves to drugs, alcohol,
endless scrolling, social media, lust, money, greed, power, status, possessions,
comparison, anger, ego and the compulsive need for more.
None of these automatically makes someone a zombie, but when a
craving, habit or ambition becomes stronger than our ability to choose,
we must ask: are we using these things, or have they begun using us?
In ARE YOU BECOMING A ZOMBIE?, Dr. Abhishek Gilara explores the modern zombie infection—
the gradual surrender of awareness, restraint and self-mastery to compulsions and uncontrolled
desires. This is not a book against money, technology, ambition, success or prosperity; it is a book about
remaining their master. Through reflections on dharma, karma, discipline, family, fitness, silence, spirituality,
good company, mentors, meaningful work and self-observation, the book encourages us to build
inner immunity before destructive habits become identities, because the right time to prevent a storm is
when the sky is clear. Perhaps the greatest epidemic of the modern age is not something that stops the
heart, but something that allows the heart to keep beating while consciousness slowly goes to sleep. So
ask yourself: Can you put the phone down? Can you say no to a craving? Can you earn money without
worshipping it? Can you enjoy luxury without needing it to prove your worth? Can you hold power
without becoming intoxicated by it? Can you remain ambitious and still be content? Can you sit silently
and enjoy your own company? Ultimately, are you merely alive—or truly awake? The world does not
need fewer ambitious people; it needs more consciously ambitious human beings—people who perform
their karma, remain within dharma, love their families, protect their health, create wealth, serve society,
remain connected with God and participate fully in the world without surrendering ownership of their
minds to it. Do not merely remain alive. Become awake. Remain human.
