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Apr30
CHANGING WORLD OR YOURSELF? DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Some say the world is beautiful. Some say it is a hell.

Some say the past was better. Some say the past was worse.

Some people seem to live almost mechanically and face it as it comes. Some insist vehemently on changing it.

If you carefully observe, then you would find that everyone is responding to one’s own perceptions. Not only that, everyone is responding almost inevitably as if there was no other alternative!

This phenomenon of multiple responses with multiple ideas and views about “change” has lead to a kind of apparent cacophony and chaos with indiscriminate violence in various forms.

The practice of NAMASMARAN leads to a change in yourself in such a way that you get freed from your own compulsions. Simultaneously you start seeing the world differently and more realistically. Your actions in field and in every transaction become less compulsive and less inevitable. They become more connected with the innate source of light. They become mutually satisfying. They become satisfying to yourself and others. They become less arbitrary and less imposing. They become more comforting to yourself and others. This may be called conscious evolution or the evolution of which you become pleasantly conscious.

The question and burden of changing yourself and the world gradually disappears in a meaningful and fulfilling fashion.

You may not believe but verify this!

DR.
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Apr30
APPEARANCE AND REALITY DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
The glamour and glitter of the world tempts one and all, with some exceptions which prove the rule! But even as it is well known that all that glitters is not gold and all that does not glitter is not NON gold, we tend to fall prey to and are completely deceived by glamour and appearances!

In fact we are deceived by appearances in both ways; one by getting tempted by glitter and getting repelled by non-glamour!

Our education and hence the education of subsequent generations is full of such deceit!
The so called acculturation is also full of such deceit!

This is why in general; we are attracted by the royalty and repelled by poverty. We are tempted by riches and repelled by ashes. We are depressed by suppression and excited by indulgence.

But it is also true that our idols and ideals are determined by our constitutions, moods and even whims and fancies! Hence our idols and ideals can be contradictory! They are violent (war heroes), nonviolent (Buddha, Gandhi, Mahavir, Jesus Christ), economically rich (Bill Gates), economically poor (Vinoba Bhave), physically strong (Mohammed Ali, Dara Singh), physically weak (Srinivas Ramanujam, Stephen Hawking) and so on, without any clarity about why this is so!


If we carefully introspect, then we would realize that depiction of saints is usually deceptively sympathogenic (one that generates sympathy in your mind) and also one that triggers pity in your mind!
On the contrary, the photographs of the film stars and the political leaders and are deceptively euphoria-genic (one that leads to euphoria and pleasant and grandiose excitement)!

The seekers of truth are never pitiable. They are always the guiding light houses. We should seek the truth irrespective of whether we belong to science, arts, philosophy or technology and not get swayed or dictated by any appearances, which are deceptive!

Is this possible?
Yes!
Through the practice of NAMASMARAN billions can help billions in seeking truth and merging with it!

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Apr30
DOES MALA IMPLY WASTE? DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
The dosha, dhatu and mala together are called tridosha. They imply three aspects of life.

The concept of dosha implies the controlling forces and elements including bioelectricity, anabolism and catabolism. The doshas can also be imagined to be a link between the external and internal universe and the various phenomena of life.

The concept; thus can be imagined to be akin to seed, root and leaves of the life tree. Doshas helps the tree to internalize the water, manure, fertilizers and oxygen; leading to growth, development, optimal activity and time bound decomposition and death. They represent dynamic, moving or controlling aspects of life.

The dhatu implies the more stable elements such as various secretions, substrates, blood, muscles, depot fat and other forms of fat, bones and other cartilaginous and keratinous structures and elements, marrow or inner parenchyma elements and semen or resultant energy in an individual represented by it. The dhatus are stable aspects such as stem, branches and the other components of these structures. These represent a more stable stage of the life process.

The concept of mala implies the less dynamic, less stable elements. They are the effects or functions of the interactions amongst the doshas and dhatus. These elements resulting from above interactions, leave the body in timely manner on moment to moment basis and day to day basis. But what is important is to appreciate that they stay for some specific time and serve specific functions before they leave the body. Hence the formation of mala and the processes and time of their exits are characteristic and vital to body health!

One can take the examples of sweat, urine, feces, CO2, water, urea, NH3, H+ and last but not the least the semen; and such many so called “waste products” and observe carefully to confirm their vital role in physiology.

This observation is probably the basis of “Shivambu Chikitsa” i.e. drinking of one’s own urine or Gomutra i.e. drinking of cow urine and eating of cow dung for therapeutic purpose.

Mala does not mean waste.

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Apr30
PHYSIOLOGY & NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Meru is a golden mountain that supports the heaven, earth and hell. It supports the three levels of consciousness. It also means Tartar range of mountains north of Himalaya. This golden mountain is analogous to the brain, which supports all the aspects of individual life. One of the meanings of the word Meru (Sanskrit) seems to be brain. Hence the vertebral column is called Meru danda (Column or Rod).


Meru-mani means a big bead, in the japamala i.e. rosary.

It is said that while reciting or remembering the name of God; and counting it on the japamala, i.e. while practicing namasmaran; you are not supposed to cross the meru-mani.

What could be the reason for this?

According to me, the penance of any kind; including namasmaran; is aimed at reaching the controlling center of the inner and outer universe.

Physiologically it is clear that there is a continuous flow of impulses to and fro the cerebral cortex on either side. Impulses flow from right brain to the left body and from left body to right brain.

When you start counting the name of God, you tend to replicate the above process and go from meru-mani to the japamala and back. This is like going from left brain and coming back. The next counting is begun by reversing the position of the meru-mani as if starting from right brain to the body and coming back.

One can tally this explanation with one’s experience.

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Apr30
FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Even as political and economic freedom are hailed time and again, the freedom of conscience is rarely spoken about.

However, if you look at the matter of freedom closely, then you would appreciate that political freedom and economic freedom are important but not sufficient. They do not solve many subtle yet genuine problems of human life. In fact political and economic freedom in isolation i.e. without inner growth and development i.e. inner blossoming; i.e. freedom of conscience; can prove to be counterproductive!

In fact the people in different parts of the world have gained political and to some extent economic freedom, but still they are in turmoil and tribulations due to various causes fundamentally related to inconsiderate and intolerant attitudes, bigotry, religious, racial and other cancerous and malignant vested interests, fanaticism, terrorism, and pettiness of perspective, policies, plans and transactions!
In turn, the laws, the conventions, the traditions, the fashions, the beliefs and even literature, media and advertising are being built and shaped in such a way, that they are suffocating our conscience! These things are too high walls of a prison in which our conscience is imprisoned!
Our conscience is thus; imprisoned in the dark and murky jail of ignorance and the fallouts of ignorance.

But there is nothing to be worried about.

The world conscience; still can be freed and we all can blossom together if billions of people practice NAMASMARAN and explode the walls, barriers and shackles that throttle it!

BUT WHAT IS AMASMARAN?
Namasmaran means; remembering the name of God, Guru, great souls; such as prophets and holy objects such as planets and stars. It may be remembered silently, loudly, along with music, dance, along with breathing, in group or alone, either with counting by rosary (called SMARANI or JAPAMALA) or without counting. The traditions vary from region to region and from religion to religion.

However the universal principle underlying NAMASMARAN is to reorient your physiological being with your true self. In
fact while reorienting with true self you aim to establish and strengthen the bond or
connection; between; your physiological being; with your true self. You aim at reunification with yourself!

Since remembering your true self is the pinnacle of or culmination of individual
consciousness, and individual consciousness is the culmination of every activity in life, remembering any name of God or Guru (any symbol of your true self) is equivalent to opening the final common pathway for the individual consciousness associated with
every possible activity to get funneled into or unified with objective or cosmic consciousness.

Thus NAMASMARAN is in fact the YOGA of YOGA in the sense that it is the culmination of consciousness associated with every possible procedure and technique in the yoga that you are familiar with. It is the
YOGA of YOGA because it is the culmination of consciousness associated with
all the activities in the universe, which it encompasses as well! It is YOGA of YOGA
because everybody in the world irrespective of his/her tradition and the beliefs; would eventually, ultimately and naturally reach it; in the process of liberation. Even so called non believers also would not “miss” the “benefit of remembering the true self through one symbol or another”!

Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA it is meditation of meditation also! It is the natural and ultimate climax of every form of meditation.
These facts however have to be realized with persistent practice of NAMSMARAN and
not blindly believed or blindly disbelieved with casual approach!

In short NAMSMARAN is super-bounty of cosmic consciousness for every individual to realize it (cosmic consciousness)! This is truly a super-bounty because a person who experiences it, rises above mercenary, commercial and even professional and
charity planes and manifest super- transactions in his or her life!

These are just few observations to give rough idea about what is NAMASMARAN.
NAMASMARAN is an ocean of bliss. Its true meaning is beyond description in words and has to b experienced, most preferably, by billions!

References:
Namasmaran: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Sahasranetra: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Holistic Medicine: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Stress: Understanding and Management: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Conceptual Stress: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
All available for free download on
www.superliving.net
and
www.scribd.com/drshriniwas



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Apr30
THE COMMON ROOT
The science, philosophy and behavior are different flowers of the same tree of reality within you!

The science, arts, philosophy, sociology, social movements and different perspectives of different philosophers are different forms the effulgence of the creativity of the human mind. The common root however eludes you due to subjectivity and YOU INDULGE IN STRIFES AND WARS.

But you experience the oneness of all these; if you reach through your experience the common root of all these; through NAMASMARAN and enjoy the life more fully.

This is SUPERLIVING!

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Apr30
FEAR OF NAMASMARAN DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
NAMASMARAN is really devoid of any tangible and sensory pleasure. It is neither pleasant to look at nor melodious to ears! Neither it has haunting smell nor does it have gustatory charm. Neither it is a matter of sexual excitement nor is it a matter of melodrama. Neither does it satisfy intellectual urge nor does it produce any humor! Yet it is advocated by one and all! Why?

One individual actually complained of fear of NAMSMARAN.

What could be the reason?

You are used to sensual pleasures and the abstinence from these creates a dread in mind!

You are used to think that “you” think and “you” do everything. Namasmaran literally prevents you from “doing” and also from “feeling” that you are doing! These are the matters which deprive you of the ego which is a part and parcel of your living and living without it is like killing yourself, because the “kick of doing” i.e. the very support of your life is gone. Hence you feel terribly afraid if you are practicing NAMSMARAN.

But you need to persist and surely reach the pinnacle of fulfillment of your life i.e. the experience of the true “self”!

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Apr30
WHERE IS ZERO? DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Zero is extremely important and gives meaning to the language of Mathematics and its branches, ubiquitously spread throughout universe!

However if we carefully try to search the origin of the concept of zero, we find that it is an arrangement to comprehend, explain and maneuver the fleeting phenomena!

Where is zero?

If we carefully search for the existence of zero, then we only realize that existence of zero is only with relation to three dimensions and their influence on our brain. When we indicate absence of a particular entity and assign the value zero, it has merely a limited meaning in terms of absence of that entity in that place at that time with respect that observer.

Actually; how can zero per se; i.e. nothingness exist? The moment we say zero, it implies presence of time, space, background or field and the observer!

Hence isn’t it true that not only zero/zero; but zero itself; is also indeterminate?

Where is zero?
In fact; the origination of the concept of nothingness and its designation in terms of zero, have given rise to the dreadful concept of end and death!

This is only a piece of wild thinking by an ignorant individual and all the erudite readers can give a thought to it and highlight the truth to the people.

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Apr20
Election and Superliving
ELECTION
AND
SUPERLIVING

DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

In India, which is the largest democracy in the world the parliamentary elections are in offing.
Every one is possessed and charged with the elections. Some say they are useless and some say that they are the most useful; in fact sacred!
Do we really care to elect the best amongst the millions of emotions and thoughts arising every moment in our mind? Do we really try to behave in accordance with the best emotion and thought in our mind? Do we respect democracy in our life?
Whether you respect democracy or not; if you want to be democratic in your life; then there is a way!
Practice NAMSMARAN. Gradually the best of emotions and thoughts would triumph in your life and hence in public life!
This is SUPERLIVING!
You may give it a trial and verify!
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Apr20
Holistic Medicine and Law
HOLISTIC MEDICINE
AND
LAW

DR.
SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

The laws regarding the practice of medicine in different parts of India and different parts of world are different.

But in general; there are restrictions on the practitioners of different disciplines of medicine; thereby making it impossible for the doctors to grow from within and blossom; and for patients to exercise their right of getting holistic treatment and cure in with optimum efficiency. This has also lead to piecemeal, sectarian, inadequate, inefficient or at times counterproductive efforts in the direction of holistic health or what one can call superliving!

It is therefore necessary to evolve NON RESTRICTIVE laws for holistic training and holistic practice.

One of the practical ways for this is to practice NAMSMARAN.

BUT WHAT IS NAMASMARAN?

Namasmaran means; remembering the name of God, Guru, great souls; such as prophets and holy objects such as planets and stars. It may be remembered silently, loudly, along with music, dance, along with breathing, in group or alone, either with counting by rosary (called SMARANI or JAPAMALA) or without counting. The traditions vary from region to region and from religion to religion.

However the universal principle underlying
NAMASMARAN is to reorient your
physiological being with your true self. In
fact while reorienting with true self you aim
to establish and strengthen the bond or
connection; between; your physiological
being; with your true self. You aim at
reunification with yourself!

Since remembering your true self is the
pinnacle of or culmination of individual
consciousness, and individual consciousness
is the culmination of every activity in life,
remembering any name of God or Guru (any symbol of your true self) is equivalent to opening the final common pathway for the individual consciousness associated with
every possible activity to get funneled into or unified with objective or cosmic
consciousness.

Thus NAMASMARAN is in fact the
YOGA of YOGA in the sense that it is the
culmination of consciousness associated with
every possible procedure and technique in
the yoga that you are familiar with. It is the
YOGA of YOGA because it is the
culmination of consciousness associated with
all the activities in the universe, which it
encompasses as well! It is YOGA of YOGA
because everybody in the world irrespective
of his/her tradition and the beliefs; would
eventually, ultimately and naturally reach it
it; in the process of liberation. Even so called non believers also would not “miss” the “benefit of remembering the true self
through one symbol or another”!

Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA it is meditation of meditation also! It is the natural and ultimate climax of every form of meditation.

These facts however have to be realized with
persistent practice of NAMSMARAN and
not blindly believed or blindly disbelieved
with casual approach!

In short NAMSMARAN is super-bounty of
cosmic consciousness for every individual to
realize it (cosmic consciousness)! This is truly a super-bounty because a person who
experiences it, rises above mercenary,
commercial and even professional and
charity planes and manifest super-
transactions in his or her life!

These are just few observations to give rough idea about what is NAMASMARAN.
NAMASMARAN is an ocean of bliss. Its true meaning is beyond description in words and has to b experienced, most preferably, by billions!

References:
Namasmaran: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Sahasranetra: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Holistic Medicine: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Stress: Understanding and Management: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Conceptual Stress: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
All available for free download on
www.superliving.net
and
www.scribd.com


Dr.
Shriniwas
Kashalikar


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