There are many causes of STRESS. But in party politics, power games, entertainment, showbiz, performing arts, commercial art, writing, publishing, advertising, marketing and such businesses; the major cause of STRESS; is the insatiable and unending craze of propaganda (due to the dread of being ignored, neglected and dejected).

Even the �erudite, wise and spiritual� people amongst us; have fallen prey to propaganda and feel terribly handicapped, and at a major loss; in absence of propaganda!

Being cut off from our own selves and from the innate core of others; has made us caricatures of our selves. We have become unsatisfied and diffident about our convictions. Hence; if we get material success; then we become delirious and arrogant; and if we fail, then we become fragile and frustrated. But in both cases we are weak and starved of devoid of inner fulfillment. We are dependent on the crutches of propaganda for our survival!

Thus instead of capturing the excellence in our fields; we have become slaves and prisoners of bombastic banners, hollow hoardings, pitiable placards, preposterous posters, scandalous slogans and the deluge of cheap advertisements in print and electronic media and bloat with unfathomable pride and arrogance!

In short; the propaganda per se; is not bad. But the slavery of propaganda in preference to or at the cost of pursuit of excellence has definitely given rise to stress in all the walks of life.

In turn; the cancerous growth of this unproductive business of propaganda; that represents few elites in the society is flourishing at the cost of productive majority.

Such other businesses include commission agents, bureaucracy etc; and are pivotal in causing/precipitating the global growth of mercenary tendencies on the one hand; and dwindling buying capacity in the productive masses on the other; leading to global recession!

We have to understand that addiction of propaganda is as bad as any other addiction if not worse and not only does it handicap us; but it degenerates and perverts us! This addiction is like accepting the mastery of our own caricature or our shadow and meekly following it!

We still have a chance and a choice; to either become slaves of the propaganda; and spread our STRESS; or become free from such slavery and STRESS; through the pursuit of excellence in fields; by way of study and practice of holistic perspective, thinking, motivation and actions. This is Total Stress Management (the core of which is NAMASMARAN).

BUT WHAT IS NAMASMARAN?

Namasmaran usually embodies; remembering the name of God, Guru, great souls; such as prophets and whatever is considered as holy e.g. planets and stars. It is remembered silently, loudly, along with music, dance, along with breathing, in group or alone. Further, NAMASMARAN is either counted by some means such as fingers, rosary (called SMARANI or JAPAMALA), or electronic counter; or practiced without counting. The traditions vary from region to region and from religion to religion.

However the universal principle underlying
NAMASMARAN is to reorient our physiological and social being; with our true self and establish and strengthen the bond between; our physiological and social being; with our true self; and finally reunification or merger with our true self!

Since individual consciousness is the culmination of every activity in life; and NAMASMARAN the pinnacle of or culmination of individual consciousness; NAMASMARAN is actually opening the final common pathway to objective or cosmic consciousness; so that individual consciousness in every possible activity gets funneled into or unified with Him (our true self)!

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 we 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 NAMASMARAN as they may remember true self through one symbol or another�!

Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA it is meditation of meditation also! This is because the natural and ultimate climax of every form of meditation; is remembering true self or merging with cosmic consciousness effortlessly!

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, not by one or few persons sporadically; but most preferably, by billions!

The last point is; NAMASMARAN would certainly enlighten, empower and enable some people; out of those billions practicing NAMASMARAN; to evolve, guide and consolidate the global conscience and thereby manifest global unity and harmony and justice, through globally benevolent proper policies!

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


DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

STRESS OF CHILD LABOR: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Any sensitive and sensible individual would not like a child to undergo the coercion of daily labor for survival. Apparently; this conscientious feeling has been transformed into international consensus against child labor.

Sadly though, it is being defeated repeatedly, thereby producing enormous stress; amongst the children forced into labor; as well as most of us who are witnesses! This stress is often not perceived and not identified clearly; and sensed; only as a vague and inexplicable agitation and sickening agony in the heart!

The failure of the international consensus and conscience; is due to the lack of dealing with the root of child labor; and merely continuing with the philanthropic activities; and/or attempts towards arbitrary imposition of laws to ban child labor.

The root cause of child labor and consequent stress is; the educational without productive domain. The school and college students in the mainstream education (probably in most countries in the world); are cut off from skills and ethics involved in production and marketing and sales in real life in the world!

This education is unnecessarily and highly dependent on high tech gadgets and books, calculators, computers and other teaching and learning aids; probably to serve; the vested interests of the manufacturers and dealers of the educational aids. It revolves around the elitist demands; such as fashion industry, call centers, cosmetics, jewelry, neglecting the life needs; such as organic agriculture, horticulture, medicinal herbs; of vast majority. In short; it is parasitic to the majority.

In such highly alienated and expensive unproductive education system; majority of the children become suffocated child drop outs; and vulnerable and easily available helpless child labor. Those, who continue in the education and get graduated; are unable to get self-employed and either become frustrated and suicidal mental wrecks; or frustrated but arrogant criminals.

Child labor; can be minimized; if the education nurtures; the spiritual and productive domains; besides cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains. This is reunification, reintegration, re-amalgamation of spiritualism and materialism (true yoga) and holistic perspectives, policies, plans and programs (holistic renaissance)!

But all this requires our motivation and mobilization of towards annihilation of child labor. This needs efforts (preached by most spiritual and religious leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi; and simple to practice e.g. NAMASMARAN) of blossoming to be universalized. Even as billions of people are practicing it; many more billions with far greater intensity need to practice it; if we are to get even optimal results.

SLAVERY TO FREEDOM: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

The preaching of prayers and worships can appear to be the advice of impotency; to young mind.

The decrees to worship imaginary and yet unimaginable God can appear absurd and slavish; to buoyant and bubbling youth.

The concept of �Be good and do good�; can appear gullible, baseless and irrational; to pragmatic rationality.

The condemnation of sensual pleasures can appear ridiculous, and sensual pleasures can seem last word in pleasure!

This is because; we live at different levels of consciousness. We are trapped in different degrees of pettiness and superficiality. Hence; irrespective of our level of consciousness; it is wiser and healthier to accept the others; with their levels of consciousness; and endeavor for common blossoming!

It is said that the practice of NAMASMARAN can gradually emancipate all of us; from the suffocating slavery of being petty self into the freedom of being universal self! But; since the slavery is global; the present practice by billions; is not still not adequate! It has to be truly global; and at least optimum in intensity and number; to be effective!

COW CRUELTY AND CONSCIENCE DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Yesterday; I read few incidences in the life of one of the greatest propounders of NAMASMARAN viz. Shri Brahmachaitanya Gondavlekar Maharaj from Gondavle of Satara district in Maharashtra (India). These were related to his compassion for cows.

He rescued cows on several occasions; from being slaughtered; even by paying double the money to the butchers. Several spiritual leaders in the world; full of concern for universal welfare or holistic renaissance; were and are against cow slaughter.

Many of us; argue against cow slaughter; with economic excuses and plead that slaughter of cows and other animals; are biological and hence natural phenomenon of �animals eating animals�. They plead this; as if it is a necessity for survival of human beings. Obviously; these are utilitarian views. They are deceptively attractive; but betray the soul and are treacherous to the conscience. This is disguised cruelty.
If our souls and consciences are to be cared for; and blossom; then the compassion in our heart has to rise above the cruelty inside and outside us.

The first expression of our compassion would be abstaining from eating meat. Second, would be to help people caring for and rearing cows. But such efforts to serve cows; at personal and institutional levels; are not enough; as the cows still continue to be slaughtered and eaten; by billions; even as their souls and consciences grieve!

Hence; an international law, convention and consensus have to be built up for at least; stepwise prevention of slaughter of cows; followed by other animals.

The usual question is; why cow slaughter first; before all other animals?

The answer is; I have inherited the special sympathy, care and even reverence for cow; as a Hindu. The rationalist may find this; blind belief or blind love. But; if they need no reason to love their kin and kith, fianc�, paramour or friends; then I don�t need any reasoning for sympathizing, caring, or even revering cow; even if they find it blind!

To start with this sympathy, care and reverence might have been ingrained as a part of the Ayurvedic or economic utility; of cow. But now; it is beyond any utility. In fact the sympathy, care and reverence for cow, without any petty selfish and ulterior motive is far more beautiful and soothing to the soul than ever before!

In view of our own holistic blossoming; slaughter of cows and other animals ; should be banned at least stepwise; even if it sounds stressful initially; to our craving tongues; used to the taste of kidneys, stomach, saliva, intestines, liver, brain, heart, blood, muscles, cartilages, bones and also; urine, feces, tears and the chemicals secreted during death imposed against will; of cow!

As far as the economic aspects are concerned; the conscientious political and economic leaders can surely discover professional and job alternatives; to those involved in the transactions associated with; selling, slaughtering and reselling, cooking and catering; of kidneys, stomach, saliva, intestines, liver, brain, heart, blood, muscles, cartilages, bones and also; urine, feces, tears and the chemicals secreted during death imposed against will of cows.

STRESS LEARNING AND TEACHING: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Natural learning involved natural teaching i.e. sharing of wisdom for the rest of the population with natural and instinctive aim of common welfare. All the living organisms probably learn and teach consciously, subconsciously as well as unconsciously.

In human beings, as a result of the development of central nervous system the learning and teaching became more conscious and versatile. But at the same time, the innocence got adulterated by ulterior motives, biases, prejudices, superficiality, pettiness and pomp. Thus the bounty of development of brain began to act as a curse!

Today; the challenge in front of us; is to restore the innocence from its adulteration. To reexplore and reinstitute our innocence we have to get rid of the impurities! This is not possible by mere intellectual discussions, arguments or even laws, rules and other kinds of compulsions.

This requires the traditional practice of NAMASMARAN! Even as billions are practicing it in the world; it has not reached the threshold number and the threshold intensity; required for purification of global conscience!

We have ubiquitous �degenerations, necroses and gangrenes� in every nook and corner; inside our personality and also outside in the society! Hence; every home, place of worship; education, training, research, work, sports, entertainment; and hotels, resorts, jails and even the clubs, casinos, pubs, brothels and places of criminal activities; have to receive the �hyper oxygen therapy� of NAMASMARAN, which is also called JIKRA, JAP, JAAP and embodies reorientation and reunion with our true self.