Is a virus actually alive… or is it just chemistry and code pretending to be life? That one question quietly shakes everything we think we know about life, consciousness, and the self. In this Hyper Quest Prayogashala episode, we start with viruses and end up somewhere far deeper—where modern science struggles and Indian philosophy begins. What is consciousness really? Is it the same as Atma or Atman, or are we mixing two very different ideas? While neuroscience talks about awareness, sentience,