FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

If our �freedom of expression�; is meant to serve our vested interests; with the help of our position, power, money and means such as; newspaper, TV Channels, radio, cinema, drama, advertisements, internet etc; then the masses; who do not have such means; and hence do not have such �freedom of expression�; can react; to our �expression� by indiscriminate violence; towards self and/or others.

This is exactly what is happening. The suicides, crimes, fanaticism, fascism, racism, riots, terrorism, proxy wars will continue and in fact; escalate; if we do not heed; and simply go on making hue and cry in media about our �freedom of expression�.

We have to realize that; if our �expression� is generated by brazen lust, meanness, bigotry, vested interests, prejudices, viciousness, vengeance, helplessness, ignorance, irresponsibility; or foolishness; in short; our superficiality and pettiness; then; it is bound to be detrimental to our individual growth and social blossoming.

But; it is said; that practice and promotion of NAMASMARAN; can purify us from deep within; improve our expression, make �freedom of expression� feasible and also enable us to evolve appropriate laws for nurturing such freedom.

STRESS, GLOBAL FAMILY AND NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

With rapid development of technology and especially the rapid telecommunication and transportation; we are already in a process of realizing the eternal wisdom of VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM; which means the world is one family-obviously a joyous and affectionate family with congenial atmosphere!

But our ideologies, philosophies, religions, laws, conventions, traditions and every transaction for that matter; are subjective. They are either individualistic controlled by basal instincts or authoritarian and restrictive. Often we are ruled by whims and fancies. Moreover there are racial, religious, atheistic, national, cultural, linguistic and other prejudices.

Thus; the �discipline� at global and personal level is variably illogical, idiosyncratic, coercive, and bizarre and not conducive to individual and universal blossoming. Actually it leads to stress and deterioration in global and individual life.

To overcome this stress; we have to be �universal beings� with holistic perspective, policies, plans, programs and modalities of implementation. We need to grow more objective, more natural, more universal and more accurate, for universal justice and VSAUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM. Can the practice and promotion of NAMASMARAN at individual, institutional and government levels; help in this?

STRESS AND PRARABDHA: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

PRARABDHA, SANCHIT and KRIYAMANA refer to past deeds and the present deeds respectively.

It is customary to describe a particular calamity as a part of PRARABDHA, when there is no etiology. In medicine also we often use the term idiopathic i.e. where the cause is not known.

The stress results when we attribute all the problems to the PRARABDHA and give up efforts. This is true in personal as well as social life; but especially in social life; because social evils do not bother us so much; as our own personal problems do.

In our religious and spiritual endeavors aimed at self realization or our immortal state; we often neglect; the social evils (attributing them to PRARABDHA) and in our striving for social welfare we forget the essence of life viz. immortal bliss.

As a result; the spiritual and religious endeavors gradually crumble into petty fetish for some esoteric personal gains and the social endeavors get fossilized to mechanical activity without innate fulfillment.

The pursuit of spiritual, religious and social endeavors is actually the same; viz. individual and global blossoming into the experience of immortal self and universal unity and eternal bliss. The former two; focus on the inner development while the latter focus on the all the material development conducive to such inner development.

We need spiritual and religious endeavors such as NAMASMARAN just we need oxygen; and we need all the wisdom and expertise in the science, technology, medicine, agriculture also; just as we need food, water etc. These two are inseparable for life to culminate into efficient individual and global blossoming.

Further; we need NAMASMARAN for our personal inner growth and enlightenment and self realization; but we need holistic perspective, policies, plans and programs for the social development and harmony conducive to NAMASMARAN and growth and enlightenment; in everyone�s life. These two are inseparable.

Therefore; all our institutions e.g. education, research, health care, administration, defense, police and so on; need the detoxifying vital sap of NAMASMARAN as an integral part; and all our religious and spiritual institutions need awareness, motivation and participation in global welfare.

The spiritual and religious endeavors cut off from the mainstream life; degenerate into petrified and parasitic rituals; and the mainstream activities cut off from spiritual and religious endeavors (e.g. NAMASMARAN) degenerate into belligerent and destructive chaos.

STRESS, ENTERTAINMENT AND AMRUTANUBHAV: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

It is undeniably true that entertainment forms a vital aspect of our life. Different experiences of excitement, entertainment, recreation, relaxation, lazing, brooding, basking, gossiping and even indulging and so on; are attractively interesting, infatuatively captivating, pleasantly absorbing and hence universally enthralling. These experiences sustain and nourish business and industry in religion, culture, art, fashion and so on! In fact these experiences dominate every walk of our life all over the world.

But if we seriously introspect, then we would find that we do not get the lasting fulfillment; in spite of such experiences.

This lack of fulfillment is divine restlessness, which is akin to the restlessness of a pregnant woman. Just as the restlessness of a pregnant woman; cannot be satisfied by anything other than a safe delivery; resulting in a birth of a healthy baby; followed by healthy mother-baby interaction; the divine restlessness can not be satisfied by any entertainment.

This is exactly why and how; the concepts and practice of Total Stress Management, Superliving, Holistic Health, Holistic Medicine, Holistic Education; and others; with different names and titles; but similar and holistic purport; are evolved all over the world embodying the individual and universal blossoming!

Our participation in any of the above; with top priority to NAMASMARAN; helps us appreciate AMRUTANUBHAV, a literary super masterpiece by Shri Dnyaneshwar Vitthal Kulkarni; popularly known as Dnyaneshwar Maharaj, Dnyanadev Maharaj and Dnyanoba Mauli, (13th century; Maharashtra).

STRESS AND SERMONS: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

We are taught to stand, walk, jump, run, talk, read, write and such many skills! But we are not inspired and guided to know and be ourselves! This statement may appear strange; but if we ponder over it; a bit seriously; then we would be convinced about it. In fact we don�t seem to realize that such inspiration and guidance; is even needed!

Actually some religions and cultures; have made provisions; to educate and empower us to know and be the immortal self that we actually are; through acculturation. These provisions have been wise and appropriate for different ages, occupations, times of the day, regions, seasons and so on; to ensure step wise self realization and growth and blossoming of the society.

But since the wisdom in these religious and cultural practices has become obscure; we are left with a big intellectual vacuum or void and confusion.

We add to this confusion and chaos; by sermonizing ultimate state of self realization and highest standards of devotion, dedication and sacrifice! These unrealistic and impossible ideals and standards are almost always; unachievable and hence cause severe conflict and sense of guilt and enormous stress!

But apart from this perceived stress, our personal and social behavior remains unguided, uncontrolled and hence devoid of even average personal and social norms. This leads to deterioration of personal and social life; in every possible way.

We have to realize that even as we sermonize to �devote, dedicate, and sacrifice everything� so as to see God and to get liberated from the cycle of birth and death; and give examples of great devotees and self realized saints to justify our preachings; how many of us have seen God and are free from the cycle of life and death? Are we not creating hell for ourselves and others?

Actually; as a result of all this; we live reflexively, superficially and casually; in accordance with; the stimuli impinging on us from environment; inside and outside our body and perpetuate stress; in individual and global life; in the form of inappropriate perspective, policies, plans, programs and actions; at individual and global levels.
In absence of Total Stress Management, not just our sermons; but all the efforts towards; globalization, development, progress, advancement, modernization, health care, charity and stress management; fail, in blossoming and fulfilling us and the universe!

Total Stress Management, the core of which is NAMASMARAN; embodies; knowing and being our true selves; and expressing ourselves; in holistic perspective, policy making, planning, programming, execution and administration; step by step; thereby fulfilling our self; while blossoming the others.