PROTECTION OF NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, it is often said that NAMASMARAN protects us. There are stories about this; in mythology also. But is it not true that people suffer and die whether they practice NAMASMARAN or not?
Teacher: Protection does not mean the protection of body. It means protection of restful awareness in remembrance of NAMA even as body falls sick, gives pain and dies. However initially this is difficult to appreciate because of the rigid involvement in bodily pains and pleasures.

SPIRITUAL INFRASTRUCTURE: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: What is spiritual infrastructure?
Teacher: It is the essential foundation of economic and social infrastructure.
Student: Can you explain?
Teacher: Roads, bridges, railway, electricity, telecommunication; etc. constitute economic infrastructure; and play an important role in progress.
But healthcare facilities, housing, drinking water, schools i.e. social infrastructure is equally important.
Student: Is this not enough?
Teacher: No! If the perspective, ideology, thinking, feeling, motivation and behavior; are conducive to fanatic sectarian development; then social and economic infrastructures become destructive to us; as well as to the others; as evident in so called developed countries. Hence it is essential to work; on the spiritual infrastructure; simultaneously.
Student: How can we develop spiritual infrastructure?
Teacher: The spiritual infrastructure can be developed if there is a simple and inexpensive common minimum program that can be acceptable to different ideologies and religions.
Student: Such as?
Teacher: One such program is; remembering the name of God and reorienting to one�s true self; called JAP, JAAP, JIKRA, SUMIRAN, SIMARAN i.e. NAMASMARAN. It can be introduced in every nook and corner of the world; to everyone irrespective of age, sex, occupation, religion, race, nationality etc.

Health, Unemployment, Mal-employment and Employment: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Student: What is the difference between Unemployment, Mal-employment and Employment:?
Teacher: The inertia and indolence cause unemployment. Perversion and indiscriminate selfish pursuits lead to unproductive and/or counterproductive i.e. mal-employment. and enlightened dynamism leads to proper employment, which is individually satisfying and socially beneficial.
Student: Can you give examples?
Teacher: A farmer, who harvests food grains is employed. A person involved in deceptive advertizing is mal-employed and a person, who is unmotivated, incapable or denied to do anything is unemployed.
Student: Can you explain?
Teacher: In other words policies, which oppose development lead to unemployment, policies, which favor development at the cost environment and well being of majority of people; leads to mal-employment; and policies, which lead to development conducive to individual and global blossoming lead to proper employment. This leads to wellness cycle in society.

How to Do Gaman Vipashyana: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar

Introduction
Gaman means moving, locomotion or walking. Viashyana means meditation. Walking is usually advised for exercise. But here it is not aimed at "improving" health but it is meant for exploring and retrieving the already existing blissful health deep within. Hence it can also be called; and rightly so; walking meditation. Getting the very idea of starting gmaman vipashyana is a major success. One should feel fortunate and privileged for it.

Steps
1. Decide to start walking meditation as a sacred service to God, the core of your self, for the welfare of the whole universe. It does not matter even if this prayerful feeling is artificial or arbitrary in the beginning. Later it becomes natural and pleasing.
2. Decide a tentative time that does not clash with any other activities or appointments.
3. Evacuate bladder and bowels before starting the walking meditation.
4. Depending on weather conditions take shower, if feasible or at least make yourself fresh by face wash.
5. Use perfume of your choice. But it is advisable to use natural perfumes made from flowers or sandal wood.
6. Always eat light snacks before you set out for walking meditation. This is especially true if you have poor glucose tolerance or diabetes mellitus.
7. Use convenient and comfortable clothes and shoes, which make you feel tidy, fit and light.
8. Start walking slowly and steadily so that you don't feel tired or breathless for the duration of walking meditation you have decided to do.
9. Begin to recite the name of God you believe in; and try to synchronize it with your steps. This recital is actually in mind and silent. No audible sound is produced.
10. This becomes easy and pleasurable after few days.
11. You may make a call from your mobile; if you remember any body or any work; while you are in walking. meditation. You may answer a call also. Don't suppress any thought or any feeling. After you finish the call resume reciting the name of God again.
12. Walking meditation may be started alone or in group/s. But silent recitation of the name of God, should be practiced with top priority. Talk on trivial maters should be avoided with mutual understanding and collective decision.
13. After the meditation is over, when the frame of mind is fresh and positive; one can return to the day to day activities; with multiplied enthusiasm and creativity.

Tips
� Gaman vipashyana or walking meditation is complete in itself. It is the best utilization of time for self and others; directly and indirectly.
� Being able to do it; is in itself a great accomplishment.
� Hence there is nothing more to expect from this activity. It itself; is most satisfying and fulfilling!

Warnings
� Try to avoid incompatible company of people.
� Try to avoid getting dragged into vain gossips, futile discussions or counterproductive arguments.
� Try to avoid walking on roads full of vehicles, pets or other disturbances.
� If you are physically disabled due one reason or another or if convalescing from an ailment, then you can share this information with your treating physician or healer and plan you meditation after consultation with him or her.

Things You'll Need
� A torch, if and when applicable
� A mobile phone for emergency communication
� Walking stick or crutches if required

Sources and Citations
Biography of Shri Brahmachaitanya Maharaj Gondavalekar : K. V. Belsare
Smiling Sun: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Namasmaran: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Sahasranetra: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Stress: Understanding and Management: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Conceptual Stress: Understanding and Management: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar.
Nama, namasmaran and superliving: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Nama, namasmaran and superliving: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Namasmaran:The core of superliving: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Geeta:A holistic perspective: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar

How to Improve Body Language: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Body language is significant to communication and relationships. It is relevant to management and leadership in business and also in places where it can be observed by many people. Some people are rejected, in spite of great communication skill; because body language, which is non-spoken, reveals much about the deeper and hidden passions, feelings and motives to others; on both a conscious and unconscious levels.
Steps
We convince ourselves that body language determines the harmony and hence successful transactions in every field of life.
We are determined to improve all the aspects of body language; such as facial expression, involuntary movements, associated movements, body posture and expression in our eyes.
We realize that we need to rectify for example; timid facial expressions, anxious involuntary and associated movements, diffident body posture or ulterior motives in our eyes, which cannot be done by acting and/or histrionics.
We realize that a practice of meditation; which is time tested and frees us from the burden of pettiness called NAMASMARAN, can accomplish the blossoming of our entire being and rectify all the aspects of our body language; as a byproduct of over all blossoming!
We begin the practice of NAMASMARAN, which means reciting or remembering a name of anybody or any entity we respect revere maximally! This name actually implies our innate or true SELF, which is distinct from our ego, whims and fancies.
As we go on practicing every day; we become stronger and do not yield to damaging influences of the environment inside and outside. We do not become meek or arrogant. We do not become helpless or maniacal. We begin to emanate the radiance of our SELF!
Every interaction including that between a father and son, husband and wife, teacher and student, vendor and customer; turns out to be a "win win" and hence most satisfying situation.
Tips
� How is body language improved by NAMASMARAN?
� Subjective positivity, which reflects arrogance, pride, gratification of cheap entertainment, personal achievements and produces jealousy or feeling of inferiority; disappears. Subjective negativity, which reflects; depression, anguish, frustration, diffidence and produces disappointment and melancholy; also disappears.
� How does this happen?
� NAMASMARAN fills our inner world with feelings which are objectively i.e. selflessly positive. They are universally welcomed and cherished! They empower the inner world of others; without any efforts on our part!
Warnings
� NAMASMARAN involves no expenses, no publicity and acclaim, no aggrandizement, no fanfare and no glamor and glitter.
� There are no magical results.
� Hence we are likely to lose interest in it; and get lost from the sure way to ultimate fulfillment.
Sources and Citations
� Biography of Shri Brahmachaitanya Maharaj Gondavalekar : K. V. Belsare
� Smiling Sun: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
� Geeta a Holistic Perspective: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
� NAMA, NAMASMARAN and SUPERLIVING: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
� NAMA, NAMASMARAN and TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
� NAMASMARAN "The core of SUPERLIVING" Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar