INTRODUCTION TO THE GREATEST EVER MASTERPIECE
ON THE PINNACLE OF HOLISTIC HEALTH: AMRUTANUBHAVA
DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Shaniwar; Phalgun shuddha 7 shaka 1932
Saturday; March 12, 2011; 11:25 am

Amrutanubhava means the indescribable experience of �being� beyond birth and death. It is the experience of �being� beyond body, instincts, emotions and intelligence. It is the experience of �being� �the field� encompassing �everything in universe from all eternity to all eternity; including space, time and consciousness i.e. �the contingent�!�

The Maharashtrian saint of 13th century Shri Dnyaneshwar Vitthal Kulkarni (Shri Dnyaneshwar Maharaj or Jnaneshwar Maharaj or Dnyanoba Mauli); wrote this all time masterpiece, which can be described as the cosmic consciousness crystallized into words, which in turn; blossom the careful, discerning and intense reader himself or herself; into eternal cosmic consciousness!

He actually dictated this �fountainhead� of super life to Shri Sacchidananda Baba, who penned it; after completing the first masterpiece viz. Dnyaneshvari; the world famous commentary on Bhagavad Geeta; in similar manner; in compliance of the articulate inspiration of his guru (and elder brother) Shri Nivruttinath.

Dnyaneshwar (or Jnaneshwar) Vitthal Kulkarni (popularly, fondly reverently addressed as Sant Shiromani Shri Dnyaneshwar Maharaj or Jnaneshwar Maharaj or Dnyanoba Mauli); was born on the same day as Lord Krishna on Thursday midnight; the 8th day called ashtami of the second fortnight (vadya-paksha); of the month Shrawan in the year 1193 of (King Shaliwahan�s calendar called Shaliwahan shaka) i.e. 1271 AD.

He did not die! He voluntarily reassumed or re-ascended to his pure and free immortal state; amrutavastha; described in Amrutanubhava or Anubhavamrut; by entering and sitting in samadhi in an underground place; in a place called Alandi; (district Pune in Maharashtra state of India [Bharat]) in the noon of 13th day (trayodashi) of the second fortnight (vadya-paksha) of the year 1215 (Shaliwahan Shaka) i.e. 1293 AD.

This phenomenon is referred to as sanjeevana (ever enlivening, ever vitalizing, ever empowering, ever inspiring, ever blossoming) samadhi (the state of being eternal cosmic consciousness).

Amrutanubhava is in old Marathi referred to as Prakrut. Hence it is difficult to understand even for a person whose mother tongue is Marathi and/or who is well versed with Sanskrit. However it is not difficult merely by virtue of its language; but by virtue of its being truly beyond every possible reach of human genius.

One can hope to understand, appreciate and experience its purport by not only reading it with acute, pin point attention and concentration; but by actually getting submerged, dissolved and reunified into cosmic consciousness; through the practice of NAMASMARAN.

There are ten chapters in Amrutanubhava
The first is; Shiva Shakti Samavesha Namana.
When we reach the root of our consciousness we experience the inseparable two in one principles Shiva and Shakti. These probably correspond to yin and yang.

These are beyond space and time and barely reachable through individual consciousness.

In fact the individual consciousness begins to dissolve and allowing such dissolution of one�s individual consciousness into these cosmic principles is called NAMANA.

The second chapter is titled Shri Guru Stavana Kathana.

The chapter includes the praise and reverence to the guru of the author. In routine sense; the author and his guru lived as human beings. But going deeper one realizes that; they have been the beating heart of the cosmic consciousness.

Guru Stavana Kathana is narration of the surrender of individuality to the Guru i.e. cosmic consciousness, beyond the dimensions of matter, space and time and beyond languages of letters and digits and beyond all possible concepts conceivable human genus.

The third chapter is called, Wacha Runa Mochana.

There are four modes of expressions of an individual, which are called PARA, PASHYANTI, MADHYAMA and VAIKHARI.

Crudely speaking; these are originated from physical, instinctual, emotional and intellectual strata of individual consciousness.

The experience of transcending these is called VACH RUNA MOCHANA.

The fourth chapter is Dnyana Abheda Kathana.

Dnyana here pertains to pure knowledge or realization and embodies barrier less unifying experience.

This state of dnyana is beyond all the concepts of the very existence and on existence, origin and end and creation and destruction.

The fifth chapter is Sacchidananda Padatraya Vivarana.

Padatraya means combination of three words.

Sacchidananda (Sat-Chit-Ananda; Sat is eternal, controlling; Chit is vitality or sprit or light; and Ananda is ecstasy or bliss) is a word that is used to imply the experience of infinity in every sense.

It is indicated here that that the experience is beyond this descriptive semantics of SACCHIDANANDA also!

The sixth chapter is called Shabda Khandana.

It is proved here that every expression is a result of interaction between an individual consciousness and stimuli which are born from ever changing universe and hence the �experience beyond change� is independent of any word!

The seventh chapter is Adnyana Khandana.

Adnyana here; means absence or void or non existence. It is shown here that there is nothing like absence, void or nonexistence.

The concept of zero itself is a function of the descent of cosmic consciousness into transient individual consciousness and hence unreal in absolute terms.

The eighth chapter is Dnyana Khandana.

Dnyana when contraposed to Adnyana is rendered subjective and hence in an absolute state of consciousness there is no interaction of knower, knowing and knowable.

Hence the realm of knowledge vanishes in objective state of consciousness.

The nineth chapter is Jeevana Mukta Dasha Kathana.

Here there is depiction of a state of an individual who ceases to �live� as an individual with respect to his or her body, instincts, emotions and intelligence. He lives in consonance with or inseparable from cosmic consciousness.

The tenth i.e. the last chapter is titled as Grantha Mahima Varnana.

Grantha is the book, Mahima means significance or potential and Varnana means description.

In this chapter; the author inspires and enables the reader to �see� what invaluable cosmic bounties he or she is bestowed with; through this capsule of immortality articulated; in terms of the highest possible fulfillment or achievement of life for an individual and the whole universe.
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One feels;
This book gives not merely the solution to the unperceived and perceived problems; but enables us to see the solution, empowers us to rise and be the solution and also reaffirms unequivocally that we ARE the solution!

One also feels;
What appears to have sedimented from the cosmic consciousness, timelessness and dimensionlessness, wordlessness, questionlessness, omnipresence and immortality; into individual consciousness, time, dimensions, words or semantics or terminology, questions, individual frame and mortality; respectively; is assumed as �I�!

The true �I� the GURU described by the word SACCHIDANANDA; eternally exists; irrespective and independent of anything and everything conceivable by any conceptual framework or experience; of existence and nonexistence!

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HEALTH, DEITIES, RITUALS, MUHURTA AND PILGRIMAGE: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

The ideas and forms; especially those of deities; appear to be created by individuals.

But is this true?
Is it not true that right from the conception, gestation, birth and subsequent growth and development of an individual is not determined by that individual? In fact, is it not true that; even the genetic constitution and the heredity of that individual is NOT determined, decided and developed by that individual?

The case in point is that of ideas such as three hundred and thirty million deities in Hindu Dharma!

Such ideas and their forms; are ridiculed; as if they were created by some stupid individuals. Actually no individual per se; decides �his or her ideas�! They are the product of time, space and several other phenomena in society and nature.

The idea of three hundred and thirty million deities; is most probably through the appreciation of the interrelationship between the time, space, cosmos, solar system, peculiarities of different celestial phenomena, their effects on life, circadian rhythms, consciousness; and the ultimate culmination of life into superliving i.e. self realization.

This insight of the seers; also forms the basis of auspicious times, days (MUHURTA), horoscopes, different rituals, different rituals involved in acculturation (SANSKARA), and different ways of worshipping different deities for their characteristic blessing (e.g. enlightenment and wisdom from Ganapati and Saraswati ) for blossoming into superliving.

As per the perception of the seers; the individual human existence is but a miniscule of the universe or cosmos (including the cosmic consciousness, time, space etc), the deities are cosmic entities with specific predilection or correspondence and/or subtle relationship with specific loci in individual human existence.

The individual human beings are near exact replication and representation of the cosmic being; the PURUSHA and His attributes viz. PRAKRUTI; with potential to be PURUSHA and PRAKRUTI!

Hence worshipping deities; is actually rectifying, healing and empowering the corresponding loci in an individual human existence through the blessings of these deities; (who are part of PURUSHA and PRAKRUTI; i.e. true self!); for realization of true self; and concurrent global blossoming.

Strangely though; several authors have criticized or even ridiculed many Hindu ways of life and the rituals. This is; due to superficial study; or because of extraordinary trans-physiological enlightened state; beyond the realm; of a common man, referred to as VIDEHI AVASTHA.

Actually; even though Hindu way of life; which is heterogeneous; has some grossly aberrant ideas and traditions; broadly speaking; many of the customs and traditions embody a step by step process of evolution towards superliving (individual and global blossoming).

This is why; even as Hindu philosophy talks about the immortality of soul; still it prescribes the SANSKARA, rituals, traditions, customs, conventions, different worships, different auspicious days, times and so on; so that a child grows, develops and evolves to the state of self realization, which is being one with the immortal cosmic soul; i.e. superliving; benevolent to universe.

Hence irrespective of the names and titles of the religions; the practice of worshipping the deities; and following many of the rituals conducive to superliving; would soon be popular, sought after and practiced in every nook and corner of the world; for holistic welfare of the world!

It is true that the legacy of the ancient seers has been destroyed, distorted, adulterated and vitiated in many ways due to preponderance of TAMOGUNA and RAJO GUNA; (again; a function of time and not individuals); in the form of brutal bloody invasions, carnages and genocides by some and of some!

Hence study and scrutiny of the legacy has become difficult!
This is also because; mere rote, mechanistic, reductionist and lopsided logical thinking and learning; without evolving internally (As in case of westernized mainstream education or a traditional gurukul); cannot extract the essence of past wisdom in e.g. nyasa, vyahruti, achaman, pranayama, deities and pilgrimage.

The egalitarian socio-economic materialistic perspective; also cannot grasp the core of the hundreds of rituals, conventions and festivals in Hindu Dharma. It offers simplistic superficial explanations these phenomena and knowingly or unknowingly neglects, trivializes, vulgarizes and/or undermines their sublime and pivotal role in the holistic blossoming of individuals and human civilization.

But study and scrutiny of ancient wisdom is most certainly required. We have to be honest and holistic for this.

Like the rituals and rites; the places of pilgrimage are also criticized or ridiculed. This is partly; because; their relevance as sources of vitality and vigor and conduits of vitality to self realization, for one and all; became redundant; due to unprecedented rise of TAMOGUNA and RAJOGUNA; in the form of mean selfishness, cheating, deception and superstitions.

NAMASMARAN evolves, enlightens and enables us to see, appreciate, scrutinize, verify and modify if necessary; the wisdom of the seers of the past (irrespective of the race, region and religion); who have left behind the invaluable treasure of the legacy such as Ayurveda, Jyotish, Yoga, Smrutis, Acupressure, Medicinal Herbs and so on; and participate in true individual and global welfare!

YOGA AND STRESS: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

One of the causes of STRESS in individual and global life; is; we have relegated the concept of yoga to mere physical postures, breathing techniques, kriyas and dietary fetish; hyped and sold for mere petty personal gains or gratification of ego!

This is largely because of the influence of reductionist and individualistic way of life; revolving around petty personal benefits.

This is not unnatural and we need not condemn ourselves for this.

However; this is not justifiable also; and hence we have to (not as a matter of compulsion, but as matter of opportunity, choice and privilege); explore, understand, appreciate and practice yoga in its essence and entirety.

Yoga is a connection between right and left cerebral cortex and yoga is also the connection between metabolic, endocrine, autonomic and central nervous activities. It is an overall ascending and integrated process of global perspective, thoughts, emotions, instincts and actions leading to; individual and global blossoming in every sphere of life. Thus it cannot be separated and isolated from:
1. The perspective of global unity and harmony,
2. The thoughts and policies of global welfare,
3. Motivation and concern for global welfare,
4. Mutually gratifying and satisfying instincts
5. Activities conducive to individual and universal blossoming!
Yoga is actually the experience, appreciation and manifestation of the essence of individual and universal consciousness; in every walk of life and through out life. This becomes possible primarily by clinging to the core of yoga viz. NAMASMARAN, which is remaining connected; with the absolute, objective or cosmic consciousness! The other procedures and techniques (including those in hathayoga) are at best adjuvant.

This way we can manage the individual and global stress in the form of deception, deceit, delirium, delusion, despondency, despair, defeat, degeneration, degradation, destruction and devastation!

We have a golden opportunity to practice and propagate NAMASMARAN and verify this; irrespective of our country, religion, ideology, race, tradition, conventions, customs etc; and irrespective of what we think and feel; we are!

MEDICINE, HEALTH AND CORRUPTION: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

The word, corruption is used so extensively and in so many contexts that it�s definition, meaning, significance, causes, mechanisms, dimensions, effects and Total Management have become increasingly complex, ambiguous and obscure!

The corruption; of the political, religious, intellectual, industrial and other leaders in world; can promote and boost the corruption of (besides their stooges and supporters); any individual; in any and every part of the world; and vice verse.

Corruption is usually and wrongly equated with mere financial scams, bribing, kick backs; which constitute �the visible fraction of the iceberg of corruption�!

Hence; let us study the basic concept of corruption!

Actually the corruption and the enormous STRESS produced by it are as ubiquitous as life and the consciousness!

Corruption embodies; degradation of one�s perspective, thoughts, feelings and actions; being influenced by and influencing; the surroundings either consciously or subconsciously; and either knowingly or unknowingly!

Corrupt Perspective

Perspective is like the space of consciousness! Thus the normalcy of this �space� of consciousness i.e. perspective; is being universal! The degree of restriction of that �space of consciousness� i.e. perspective; determines the degree of the suffocation and throttling of consciousness, marking the beginning of stress and corruption!
Thus; the restriction of the space of consciousness (perspective) constitutes separation from nature, world, countries, religions, regions, provinces, sects, linguistic groups, castes, communities, creeds, sects and even our own family and from our true self and embodies corruption and stress!

This disease of corrupted perspective is subtle and hence not easily noticed. Since the medial systems today have not learnt to diagnose and treat the disease viz. �corruption of perspective�; they do not identify and treat this disease, which often inflicts the medical systems themselves!

Sectarian and corrupt perspective makes our thoughts, feelings and actions also increasingly mean, lonely, weak, inert, grumbling, intolerant, inconsiderate, resentful, vindictive and miserably selfish and pathogenic (many times concealed under deceptive glamor and glitter) for ourselves and the society!

The paradigms or premises; of the sectarian supremacy, racial superiority, financial expansionism, religious bigotry and fanaticism and so on (without concern for the well being of the entire world) constitutes corrupt perspective and highly infectious stress!

Corrupt Thinking

The holistic perspective or normal perspective as gets corrupted (diseased and degenerated) gradually becomes increasingly NARROW, sick and sectarian.
From this sick and sectarian soil of corrupt perspective, the sick and sectarian thinking germinates! Everything holistic gets degenerated into everything sick and sectarian! This is corrupt thinking and corrupt rationale; behind the coercive; international, national and local; laws, conventions, traditions, rules, pacts (formed without concern for well being of the entire world)!

Thus the racially discriminating constitutions, the legal discrimination on the basis of castes, legal yet unjust tax system/s to exploit certain section for the benefit of another section, the repressive laws against trade, shops and such commercial activities, the legalized destructive promotion of alcohol, the various laws and rules with respect to special economic zones and so on are examples of �corrupt thinking�! The present sectarian medical and education systems (conspicuously lacking in integration and productive domain respectively) are also glaring examples of corrupt thinking.

The so called corruption (embodying mere financial scams, bribing and even other corrupt activities) is actually crude and superficial symptom of the deeper disease viz. corrupt thinking, which in turn is the crude symptom of deeper disease viz. corrupt perspective!

Corrupt Emotions

The motivation behind the literature, art, media, movies, dramas, and advertisements and so on (serving the sectarian aims, petty objectives, and vested interests ingrained in the above intellectual themes; without concern for the welfare of people at large; or even at the cost of the welfare of people at large) constitute the corruption of emotions and instincts.

In our personal life; one such emotion, which we carry on from childhood; throughout life, is the craze for accolades, awards and honors!

In the course of time; awards accolades and honors become a means of profiteering in many ways apart from euphoria; for us!! They become a means of establishing upper hand, dominance, and sway of one kind or another; on the society. We enjoy this upper hand, dominance, power, which further inflate our ego and give arrogant happiness, which is not easily describable! But all of us have experienced this sense of addicting elation when our ego is boosted!

Corrupt Actions

The actual laws, literature, art forms, media campaigns, movements, and such every activity in different fields; either organized or unorganized (without concern for the welfare of the world; or at the cost of the world) constitutes the corrupt actions.
In personal life; we manipulate to get �prestigious� awards, bribe to get �accolades� and use every irregular means to get �honors�!
Isn�t it true that the degree of our petty greed and our mean addictions like these; in various fields (apart from helplessness and meekness born out of dire needs); determines the extent of financial and other varieties of corruption in our society irrespective of where we live in the world?

Considering the universal expanse of the corruption and the STRESS associated with it; from the brief discussion above, it should be clear how corruption and stress are really ubiquitous i.e. not only outside but inside us as well!!

The roots of the corruption thrive from the faulty perspective, followed by corrupt thoughts, emotions and actions.

Hence the efforts without this insight constitute a phase in the groping crusade against corruption, but can not eradicate the roots of corruption and can not blossom the global perspective and global conscience.

For this i.e. to rectify, repair, restore, regenerate, rejuvenate and effectively blossom the ROOTS of global perspective and global conscience the answer is; to break open the throttling shackles restricting the space of our consciousness and thereby effectively eradicate the corruption of our perspective, thinking, feelings and actions!

This is called HOLISTIC RENAISSANCE, SUPERLIVING i.e. Total Stress Management (the core of which is NAMASMARAN).

Interestingly; the theists practicing, promoting and propagating NAMASMARAN as well as the atheists with clear conscience; without this perspective; also; actually contribute to Total Stress Management (total well being, holistic health, superliving or holistic renaissance). They provide the fervor, motivation and driving force; and analytical, operational and technological capability respectively!

This is because; holistic renaissance or superliving an incoming thing; irrespective of our wish and will!! We understand this if we are fortunate!

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