HOW CAN I HELP OTHERS? DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

A: I am a poor person. I am uneducated and I am unwell. How can I help others; through money, education, food etc? How can I be benevolent?
B: Truly benevolent activity is that activity, in which there is NO loser. Every one is winner. There is NO deception or self deception. There is NO harm to self or others. There is NO injustice to self or others. In fact there is individual and global blossoming and realization of immortal truth!
A:Which is such truly benevolent activity?
B: Such truly benevolent activity (easily possible for everybody; and advised by the immortal visionaries); is; NAMASMARAN (JAP, JIKRA, JAAP, JAP, SUMIRAN, SIMARAN i.e. remembrance of true self).
A: How does it become truly benevolent?
B: Just as oxygen is essential for survival; NAMASMARAN (JAP, JIKRA, JAAP, JAP, SUMIRAN, SIMARAN i.e. remembrance of true self); is essential for true fulfillment as human being.

ESSENCE IN MARATHI

इतरांसाठी मी काय करू शकतो? डॉ. श्रीनिवास कशाळीकर

अ: पैसा, अन्न, विद्या, शारीरिक सेवा याना मर्यादा असतात. मीच गरीब, अडाणी आणि आजारी असेंन तर कोणते सत्कार्य आणि कसे करावे?
ब: ज्या कार्यात आपण फसत नाही, ज्यामध्ये पश्चात्ताप होत नाही, ज्यामध्ये कोणताही धोका/विषारी परिणाम नाहीत, तसेच ज्यामुळे कुणाचेही नुकसान होत नाही, कुणावर अन्याय होत नाही; ते सत्कार्य. किंबहुना ज्याच्याद्वारे स्वत:चे व संपूर्ण विश्वाचे कल्याण (यत्किन्चित प्रमाणात का असेना); साध्य होते; ते सत्कार्य. ज्याद्वारे आपण सत्य जाणतो, आणि सत्स्वरूप होतो; ते सत्कार्य!
अ: असे सत्कार्य कोणते?
ब: आपण कोणत्याही परिस्थितीत असलो तरी; असे जे करू शकतो; ते अजरामर झालेल्या महापुरुशानी जाणून; आपले अन्तर्याम ओळखण्यासाठी; आणि अंतरयामीचे सामर्थ्य मिळवून स्रुजनशीलता प्रगट करण्यासाठी; आपल्याला दाखवले!
अ: कोणते ते सत्कार्य?
ब: ते सत्कार्य म्हणजे नामस्मरण (जप, जाप, सुमीरण, सिमाराण, जिक्र; म्हणजेच परमात्मसमरण)!
अ: त्याचा कसा उपयोग होतो?
ब: जगण्यासाठी प्राण वायू जसा अत्यावश्यक आहे; तसे मनुष्य जीवन कृतार्थ करण्यासाठी नामस्मरणाद्वारे अंतरयामीचे नवचैतन्य मिळवणे आणि आपल्या सदसद्विवेक बुद्धीला न्याय देणे; अत्यावश्यक आहे.

PRAYER FOR HOLISTIC RENAISSANCE: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Oh God! Please keep me in NAMASMARAN; and continue to inspire me of my duty (SWADHARMA), as a policy maker, law maker, planner, administrator in different walks of life!

Oh God! Please keep me in NAMASMARAN; and continue to prompt me of my duty (SWADHARMA), as a minister, bureaucrat, technocrat; in different departments!

Oh God! Please keep me in NAMASMARAN; and continue to enlighten, empower and enable me to perform my duty (SWADHARMA), as a leader, union leader and worker; in different fields of life; such as defense, health care, media, advertizing, education, art, handicrafts, agriculture and so on!

DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO SADHAKS: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

SADHAK A: Have you conquered SHADRIPUS?
SADHAK B: No. I have NOT conquered SHADRIPUS.
SADHAK A: Have you experienced peace of mind?
SADHAK B: NO. I have not experienced peace of mind.
SADHAK A: Why do you practice NAMASMARAN?
SADHAK B: I am in NAMASMARAN because of the irresistible Gurukrupa! My experience with NAMASMARAN is that; it is associated with holistic perspective, thinking (policy making), feeling (motivation), passion (urge) and action (planning, programming, implementation); in one's occupation/field; for individual and global welfare.
Conquering SHADRIPUS and getting eternal peace of mind are probably latter stages of development.

AUTHORITY: DR SHRINIWAS JANARDAN KASHALIKAR

Disciple: Master! my friends from US and UK laugh and ask, "What authority do you (Indians) have; to preach NAMASMARAN; when majority of you; are drowned in abysmal poverty, ignorance, irresponsibility, corruption and so many such evils?"

Guru: My son! Their argument is correct! Admit to them that:

"Like the whole world (plagued by sectarian, individualistic, petty, exploitative and such many sick trends); we (Indians) are also sick, though with somewhat different infections, signs and symptoms.

Being sick; we kept on either opposing NAMASMARAN (and thus pamper our petty ego) or practicing it (and thus pursue personal gains under the guise of liberation, salvation etc) and failed to realize the vital and pivotal role of NAMASMARAN in individual and global blossoming!"

Today; we are (not preaching); but sharing (even though we are sick) what we have begun to appreciate about NAMASMARAN for individual and universal welfare!"

STRESS, NAMASMARAN AND CONSCIENCE: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

It is true that the technology has made life much easier for billions (though several billions have no access to it). There improvement in transport, communication, productivity, physical fitness and subsequent improvement in management, administration and physical efficiency.

However; this improvement is largely engaged; in wasteful gratification of our basal instincts, individualistic whims, personal fancies, petty pursuits, and trivial gains; with little or no attention towards our conscience and our innate core! As a result; we are divided, lonelier, listless and dry. We have lost the urge to unite, innocence to be spontaneous and potency to conquer the adversities. We have lost sensitivity to empathize, vigor to help; and thus have become; caricatures of ourselves! We have lost faith in ourselves. In fact; we are drained of the very ambrosia of life! Our conscience and innate core are moribund!

What is the solution?

The age old answer to this question is; to practice and universalize; the ancient emancipating activity; NAMASMARAN (jap, jaap, jikra, sumiran, simaran i.e. remembering our true self); and verify its power in redirecting the vast knowledge and technology; to serve and rejuvenate our conscience and revitalize our unifying innate core.