STRUGGLE: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

We are involved in struggle perennially! The history of mankind and all living beings is marked by the phenomenon of struggle!

But what have been the purpose and the nature of struggle?

Indeed; purpose of struggle and its nature have been and are; different!

The plants struggle with the physical nature to survive, through processes such as phototaxis, acclimatization etc. The animals struggle for existence, through processes such as migration.

The children struggle; for their share of toys, sweets, play and so on.

Later the struggle is of competitions for admission to good school/college, getting good job, starting and succeeding in business, procuring good contracts, assignments etc. and so on.

We are also in struggle for more money, more power, more fame, more popularity, more respect and so on.

Besides the struggle in personal life; we often get involved in different kinds of struggle for a social cause. These struggles vary from person to person; depending on different tendencies, aptitudes and/or attitudes; and different situations.

Thus we may be involved in the movements of landless labors, workers, uplifting of physically and/or mentally challenged individuals, litigations in public interests, establishment of cooperative mills/factories, philanthropic institutions and so on.

Alternatively we may be involved in struggle of language, caste, religion, region, race and so on.

All these struggles require many qualities, such as dashing nature, bravery, determination, patience, tenacity, intelligence, creativity and in many cases; forbearance to go through humiliations, hardships and different trials and tribulations!

Instead of commenting on these struggles; one feels like asking; �How many of us want to break open the shackles of pettiness and/or sectarianism; and breathe the freedom of; holistic perspective, policies, planning and actions; through the time tested and selfless practice of NAMASMARAN?�