NEEDS AND DESIRES: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Some of us; advocate indiscriminate suppression of desires; while the others uphold indiscriminate fulfillment of all desires!

70 billion people and innumerable animals and plants; have different instinctual, emotional, intellectual, psychomotor and creative needs. The irresponsible and indiscriminate suppression or gratification of these; has lead to universal stress at all levels in the form of poverty, hunger, deforestation, famines, global heating, on the one hand and corruption, indulgence, addictions, terrorism, persecution, riots and wars on the other.

We should not be obsessed by the idea of destroying the shad-ripus (six enemies); termed viz. KAMA, KRODHA, MOHA, MAD MATSAR and LOBHA. Conversely we should not advocate indiscriminate indulgence in these.

We should concede the fact that there ought not to be a regimentalization. The needs have to be differentiated from the desires, whims or fancies. The biological needs; of the fetus, newborn babies, infants, toddlers, children, youths, pregnant mothers, and the elderly, which are variable; must be optimally fulfilled.

The tangible culmination of seeking the truth; is holistic renaissance, superliving or Total Stress Management, i.e. holistic perspective, policies, plans and programs, which aim to optimally fulfill all the needs, while simultaneously promoting the blossoming of the individuals.
This is why; we must incorporate NAMASMARAN, in all the educational courses; as it orients us to our true self; and sublime duty (SWADHARMA); at different stages and in every walk of life.

In absence of this; both; our �materialism� as well as �spiritualism�; perpetuate pursuits of subsidy, profits, success in examination, promotion; or trance, bliss, ecstasy, moksha, mukti, nirvana; respectively and we continue to feel incomplete, restless, frustrated, depressed, weak and helpless in personal and social life and perpetuate vicious cycle of universal stress.

The best example is; we the people of world; who boast on their material and spiritual heritage; who have vast majority living in abysmal conditions, either by delirious choice or by ignorant compulsion.

References:
1. Stress: Understanding and Management; Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
2. Namasmaran: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
3. Smiling Sun: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
4. Conceptual Stress: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
5. New Study of Bhagavad Geeta: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
6. Holistic Medicine: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
7. Holistic Health: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
8. Namasmaran (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
9. Tanavmukti (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar (Assistance Dr. Suhas Mhetre)
10. Bhovara (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
11. Sahasranetra (Comprehension of Vishnusahasranam; Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
12. Thakawa Ghalwa (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
13. Tanavmuktisathi Upayukta Lekh (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
14. SUPERLIVING: (English) Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
15. SUPERLIVING: (Marathi) Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar