A HOLISTIC PRESCRIPTION:DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

As we go on evolving; we begin to appreciate that a doctor�s prescription has to be HOLISTIC. It has to be aimed at healing an individual as well as a society; because; the health of an individual affects the health of a society; and the health of a society in turn; affects the health of an individual.

But this is not all!

The prescription can be holistic only if, it ensures complete and permanent health!

What is this complete and permanent health?

The complete and permanent health is actually an experience of ever effulgent benevolent bliss and vitalizing vitality! In other words; this is a state where there is no trace of pain, fear, worry, anxiety, insecurity, frustration, indolence, apathy, indifference, agitation, jealousy, hatred, viciousness, anguish, vindictiveness, revengefulness, selfishness, meekness, possessiveness and so on!

Hence ideally; the prescription should include all the guidelines about the preventive, curative and rehabilitative measures; applicable to; an individual�s health and also to; the health of a society. Thus the instructions should include all the international, national, regional and local policies, plans and programs; in every field of life!

This is especially essential as; the patient may be a lay person; medical student, a medical teacher, a practicing doctor, a paramedic. He or she may be even a policy maker, a leader or a health minister. He or she may be a scientist, a philosopher, a writer, an artist, whose thoughts, feelings, instincts and behavior influence; directly or indirectly; the international, national, regional and local policies, plans and programs in education, agriculture, industry, health care. All these are crucial determinants of the health of the society. The health of the society in turn; influences the health of an individual!
However; if we aim to include all such details in a prescription, then it would be impractical. A doctor is usually not trained in holistic health, holistic medicine and holistic medical practice. Moreover; even if a doctor is very well trained; and can include all such details, it would be extremely time consuming and the prescription would too huge!

In such a situation; how can we make a prescription holistic without having to train the doctors in holistic medicine? How can we make a prescription holistic, without having to write all the details? How can we make a prescription without spending excessive time? How can we make prescription holistic without making the prescription clumsily big and difficult for the patient; to read, understand and comply with?

The answer to this question is; to add an essential core to every prescription!

What kind of essential core?

The essential core should be such that it would add the holistic essence and make the prescription a holistic one! The criteria of such an essential core are;

1. It should nurture and evolve all the levels of consciousness.
2. It should be safe.
3. It should be noninvasive.
4. It should not involve technicality.
5. It should not involve skills e.g. singing.
6. It should not involve intellectual labor.
7. It should not involve learning a new language.
8. It should be inexpensive for the participants.
9. It should be acceptable to all cultures.
10. It should require minimum of classroom training
11. It should not interfere with daily routine.
12. It should be easy for compliance.
13. It should be accessible even to the individuals with handicaps such as physical, visual, auditory, vocal and so on.
The essential core of a holistic prescription that fulfills all the above criteria and is practiced across the cultures for millennia; is called NAMASMARAN, the synonyms of which are JIKRA, SUMIRAN, SIMARAN, JAP and JAAP.
The concept of NAMASMARAN actually involves remembering the true self; as NAMA actually implies the true self. Remembering the NAMA is actually trying to reorient and reunite with one�s true self; because; this true self is usually inaccessible to one�s thinking, feeling and sensing!
This true self or innate core of an individual is traditionally referred to; as God or omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent eternal truth.
From physiological point of view; NAMASMARAN involves:
1. Gradual central anchorage, control, regulation, progress, evolution and sublimation of the belligerent infatuations, whims, fancies, ideas, thoughts, feelings and instincts.
2. NAMASMARAN heals us by rectifying our physical needs, passions, feelings, motivations, thoughts; and vision (perspective) and behavior.
3. This is characterized by victory of over the dualities of thoughts, emotions and passions. But it does not stop here. There is triumphant ascent through the opposing nervous activities (e.g. sympathetic and parasympathetic), opposite thoughts, antagonistic emotions, conflicting passions; contra posed motivations and even the duality of anabolism and catabolism!
4. Later the NAMASMARAN is associated with the realization of being one, with the immortal and true self.
5. This is a difficult to conceive; as we are entrained to believe our beginning and end; in the end of our body. Moreover; the fact that we are immortal; is only experienced by only few; and we have no experience of it. Hence not only world consensus; but even the world literature in general; including scientific; does not uphold the idea of immortality.
6. Lastly; this is a protracted journey, but the most appropriate one! Moreover; while the other components of a prescription ensure prevention, cure and rehabilitation in concrete manner; NAMASMARN ensures immortality! It is not concrete. It is not tangible. It is abstract! But what can be a more successful culmination than the state of immortality; of preventing, preempting or treating any disease?
7. NAMASMARAN is traditionally practiced for millennia and is centered on this state of immortality called Sat (True, Eternal) Chit (Vital, Living) Anand (Bliss); and normalizes the responses to internal and external stressors as one of the many byproducts. Hence it is safe as well as sure. It would prove to be central and crucial to a prescription; in preventing, preempting, or treating hundreds of other diseases and ailments; in terms of not either annihilating them, or overpowering and conquering; and thus getting freed from their sinister spell!

GUILT AND NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

One of the experiences of NAMASMARAN is being aware of our shortcomings. This awareness is full of guilt and it is nagging. Contrary to being pleasant; it is painful and frustrating! It appears as if we are retrogressing instead of progressing; because of NAMASMARAN.

But if we consider the healing of a wound, then we would realize that just as itching is intense, when the wound is healing, similarly we develop agonizing sense of guilt for every crime, blunder, mistake or even error; when we are actually getting chastised!

This is usually followed by the appreciation of God�s hand behind everything in our life as well as the life of others and hence; unconditional acceptance of our selves and the others!

Such acceptance triggers the fountain of healing ambrosia to spurt from the depths of our hearts and is coupled with empowering reassurance to us as well as the others! In deed this is pleasant; incomparably pleasant!

This is victoria interna i.e. the internal victory or NAMAVIJAY!

NAMA MAHATMYA: THE GRANDEUR OF NAMA
DR. SHRINIWAS JANARDAN KASHALIKAR

� NAMASMARAN is the way to know that NAMA is the only truth amidst all other fleeting experiences!

� NAMASMARAN is the way to know that NAMA is the ultimate controlling central source of all power!

� NAMASMARAN is the way to know that NAMA is the true self, God, Guru, Brahma and ultimate truth!

� NAMASMARAN is like eating pulp of mango and rest all occupation is like eating its skin!

� NAMASMARAN is the way to realize the true self, which is immortal experience immortality.

� NAMASMARAN is the way to know and fulfill our innate need, which is practicing NAMASMARAN and promoting it; through our aptitudes, in born skills and professional expertise.

� NAMASMARAN is the way to listen, recognize and follow the inner voice called SWADHARMA.

� NAMASMARAN is the panacea to go beyond all diseases and death!

� NAMASMARAN is the way to merge with NAMA (true self) and be totally and permanently free!

� NAMASMARAN is the way to know that NAMA is beyond time (past, present and future)!

� NAMASMARAN is the way to restore the inherent and eternal innate support of NAMA (true self)!

� NAMASMARAN is the process of consolidating link between us and Guru!

� NAMASMARAN is the process of invoking the Guru from deep within!

� NAMASMARAN is the essential characteristic as well as sign of a truly advancing civilization.

� NAMASMARAN with its increasing intensity and spread is the signal of an incoming holistic renaissance!

� NAMASMARAN is God�s ultimate personal grace; and its globalization is God�s ultimate global grace!

� NAMASMARAN is the process of freedom from illusion and realization of reality!

� NAMASMARAN is shifting our reliance from deceptive to ever dependable!

� NAMASMARAN is going from falsity, darkness and death to truth, light and immortality!

� NAMASMARAN is the only way to complete otherwise incomplete life.

� NAMASMARAN is experiencing ecstasy even amidst agony.

� NAMASMARAN is the way to fulfillment in otherwise unfulfilled life.

� NAMASMARAN is the way to know that NAMA is always victorious i.e. �NAMA EVA JAYATE�!

HEALTH AND NAMASMARAN: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Our existence is an amalgam of immortal spirit, which we call Brahma, Ishwar, God, Guru, true self, NAMA and so on; and mortal element, which includes our body with all its physical and chemical attributes.

The immortal spirit or true self is said to be continuous with the �self of the universe! It is said to be eternal, vital and blissful. It is said to be complete and the ultimate. The mortal part is the body.

Our consciousness links us with our immortal core; as well as the mortal periphery and keeps fluctuating between them. When it is predominantly associated with our mortal part, we live in disease and slavery and when associated predominantly with our immortal part, we are in health and freedom.

Being attached to our mortal part is retrogressive and manifests in sectarian and petty perspective, policies, planning, programs and their implantation and being attached to our immortal self is progressive (holistic evolution over and above organic evolution) and manifests in holistic perspective, policies, planning, programs and their implementation; in different fields of personal and social life.
Today�s health system does not seem to recognize this! It considers merely the crude and bodily signs and symptoms to classify health and disease! These criteria are peripheral and superficial and hence deceptive and misleading!

The innate and true sign of sickness is forgetfulness and dissociation from our true self! Hence the infallible way to achieve health and freedom; is getting increasingly merged with true self or the immortal core (NAMA) through the practice of NAMASMARAN (JAAP, JAP, JIKRA, SUMIRAN, and SIMARAN i.e. remembering God by any of His name).

A HOLISTIC PRESCRIPTION: DR SHRINIWAS JANARDAN KASHALIKAR

As we go on evolving; we begin to appreciate that a doctor�s prescription has to be HOLISTIC. It has to be aimed at healing an individual as well as a society; because; the health of an individual affects the health of a society; and the health of a society in turn; affects the health of an individual.

But this is not all!

The prescription can be holistic only if, it ensures complete and permanent health!

What is this complete and permanent health?

The complete and permanent health is actually an experience of ever effulgent benevolent bliss and vitalizing vitality! In other words; this is a state where there is no trace of pain, fear, worry, anxiety, insecurity, frustration, indolence, apathy, indifference, agitation, jealousy, hatred, viciousness, anguish, vindictiveness, revengefulness, selfishness, meekness, possessiveness and so on!

Hence ideally; the prescription should include all the guidelines about the preventive, curative and rehabilitative measures; applicable to; an individual�s health and also to; the health of a society. Thus the instructions should include all the international, national, regional and local policies, plans and programs; in every field of life!

This is especially essential as; the patient may be a lay person; medical student, a medical teacher, a practicing doctor, a paramedic. He or she may be even a policy maker, a leader or a health minister. He or she may be a scientist, a philosopher, a writer, an artist, whose thoughts, feelings, instincts and behavior influence; directly or indirectly; the international, national, regional and local policies, plans and programs in education, agriculture, industry, health care. All these are crucial determinants of the health of the society. The health of the society in turn; influences the health of an individual!
However; if we aim to include all such details in a prescription, then it would be impractical. A doctor is usually not trained in holistic health, holistic medicine and holistic medical practice. Moreover; even if a doctor is very well trained; and can include all such details, it would be extremely time consuming and the prescription would too huge!

In such a situation; how can we make a prescription holistic without having to train the doctors in holistic medicine? How can we make a prescription holistic, without having to write all the details? How can we make a prescription without spending excessive time? How can we make prescription holistic without making the prescription clumsily big and difficult for the patient; to read, understand and comply with?

The answer to this question is; to add an essential core to every prescription!

What kind of essential core?

The essential core should be such that it would add the holistic essence and make the prescription a holistic one! The criteria of such an essential core are;

1. It should nurture and evolve all the levels of consciousness.
2. It should be safe.
3. It should be noninvasive.
4. It should not involve technicality.
5. It should not involve skills e.g. singing.
6. It should not involve intellectual labor.
7. It should not involve learning a new language.
8. It should be inexpensive for the participants.
9. It should be acceptable to all cultures.
10. It should require minimum of classroom training
11. It should not interfere with daily routine.
12. It should be easy for compliance.
13. It should be accessible even to the individuals with handicaps such as physical, visual, auditory, vocal and so on.

The essential core of a holistic prescription that fulfills all the above criteria and is practiced across the cultures for millennia; is called NAMASMARAN, the synonyms of which are JIKRA, SUMIRAN, SIMARAN, JAP and JAAP.
The concept of NAMASMARAN actually involves remembering the true self; as NAMA actually implies the true self. Remembering the NAMA is actually trying to reorient and reunite with one�s true self; because; this true self is usually inaccessible to one�s thinking, feeling and sensing!
This true self or innate core of an individual is traditionally referred to; as God or omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent eternal truth.
From physiological point of view; NAMASMARAN involves:
1. Gradual central anchorage, control, regulation, progress, evolution and sublimation of the belligerent infatuations, whims, fancies, ideas, thoughts, feelings and instincts.
2. NAMASMARAN heals us by rectifying our physical needs, passions, feelings, motivations, thoughts; and vision (perspective) and behavior.
3. This is characterized by victory of over the dualities of thoughts, emotions and passions. But it does not stop here. There is triumphant ascent through the opposing nervous activities (e.g. sympathetic and parasympathetic), opposite thoughts, antagonistic emotions, conflicting passions; contra posed motivations and even the duality of anabolism and catabolism!
4. Later the NAMASMARAN is associated with the realization of being one, with the immortal and true self.
5. This is a difficult to conceive; as we are entrained to believe our beginning and end; in the end of our body. Moreover; the fact that we are immortal; is only experienced by only few; and we have no experience of it. Hence not only world consensus; but even the world literature in general; including scientific; does not uphold the idea of immortality.
6. Lastly; this is a protracted journey, but the most appropriate one! Moreover; while the other components of a prescription ensure prevention, cure and rehabilitation in concrete manner; NAMASMARAN ensures immortality! It is not concrete. It is not tangible. It is abstract! But what can be a more successful culmination than the state of immortality; of preventing, preempting or treating any disease?
7. NAMASMARAN is traditionally practiced for millennia and is centered on this state of immortality called Sat (True, Eternal) Chit (Vital, Living) Anand (Bliss); and normalizes the responses to internal and external stressors as one of the many byproducts. Hence it is safe as well as sure. It would prove to be central and crucial to a prescription; in preventing, preempting, or treating hundreds of other diseases and ailments; in terms of not either annihilating them, or overpowering and conquering; and thus getting freed from their sinister spell!