A rare surgery for a rare disease
Sushma Bagwe came with severe blood vomiting and with feeble pulse and blood pressure. An emergency upper GI scopy was performed by me as the bleeding was profuse. With all the blood in stomach it was a tricky job. I noticed that she had a tumor growing in her stomach that was heavily bleeding. This tumor did not appear like a typical stomach cancer or a peptic ulcer. In order to stop the bleeding, using the endoscope I injected medication around the tumor That stopped the bleeding. Subsequently she was shifted back to ICU and was transfused four units of blood to restore her blood. I also took mulitple biopsies to know what was the nature of the tumor but to my dismay it did not indicate much. I repeated the biopsy again but that also was not conclusive. Subsequently CT scan was performed but even that was not conclusive of the nature of the tumor. I planned out the surgery for her. Instead of opening her abdomen with a large incision, I decided to give her the benefit of Minimally invasive surgery. I performed a total Laparoscopic partial stomach removal (Partial gastrectomy) using harmonic scalpel and endostaplers. This gave her the benefit of fast recovery, minimal post operative pain and almost invisible scar. The diagnosis of the tumour was leiomyoma � benign stomach tumor. Her condition was solved. Thus minimally invasive procedure that I used on this patient (endoscopy and laparoscopy) once again saved the life of a patient and cured her from her disease with minimal pain.

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Disciple: Master! Should capital punishment be abandoned?
Guru: Yes! Certainly!
Disciple: What is the rationale?
Guru: Firstly; in principle; our punishments should be born out of the vision of global benevolence and not vindictive impulses. Vindictive impulses and urge of vengeance; appear justifiable; but this is only because they gratify our basal nature.
Secondly; the laws should be such; that they help us to blossom; and NOT throttle our freedom, harass us and in fact promote all varieties of crimes ranging from relatively innocuous mistakes and misdeeds; to murders and rapes. Further; the laws should be should be understood by people; and ideally so simple; that compliance would be much easier �law breaking� would become rarer. Even the need of lawyers would be reduced.
Thirdly; we can curb the criminal tendencies; right from the beginning (when they are not as ghastly as they latter become); and prevent crimes to a large extent
Fourthly; the nature of punishments; in general should be emphatically corrective and reformative to such an extent; that �deterrence� would ensue through correction and reformation.
Fifthly; the capital punishment usually leaves no chance for an individual; for compensation and/or chastisement; for a particular crime.
Sixthly; capital punishment (and in general; the idea of deterrence as such in punishments) seems to further; the chain reaction of crimes; and multiply the evil; and not eliminate it!
Seventhly; this does not mean that the punishment should be mild. What it means is; it should be appropriate; to both; chastise and compensate (to at least some extent)! For example; a person, who throws litter on road; should be made to clean it free of cost for a week or two.
Eighthly; we ourselves (the makers of law and those who implement it) have to rise above our own criminal tendencies; and also the craving of vengeance. For this; we have to undertake some activity that can sublimate our �rage about crimes and injustice�; into �honest concern� for universal welfare!
Such activity; useful; irrespective of race, region, nationality, occupation, religion and ideology; is NAMASMARAN (JAP, JAAP, JIKRA, SUMIRAN, SIMARAN i.e. remembering God�s name or true self). If we have this pill to cure and prevent a disease (crimes); then why should we use radical surgery; such as amputation (capital punishment)?
Disciple: But would a society in rage; accept such punishments for heinous crimes?
Guru: Till we grow beyond our subjectivity, prejudices and notice the nascent criminal tendencies within us; we may not appreciate the value of all the foregone discussion. But as we get more and more civilized, through the practice of NAMASMARAN; even more creative and constructive suggestions would emerge!
DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

NAMASMARAN is a process of promotion from a position of helpless engagement; in compulsions, activities and duties; of primitive and basic nature; to the positions of being increasingly closer to and in tune with; the omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent superpower; our Guru! This is also called the phenomenon of self realization and is the greatest of all achievements; as there is nothing else to achieve!
But this does not appear to be true; till we are engrossed and entangled in consciousness; associated with body metabolism, endocrine system, autonomic nervous system and central nervous system; and its interactions with the internal and external environments (KARMA).
The environments (including the educational, occupational, political, cultural, economic, social, religious etc); keep stimulating and arousing us to act in one way or another! But we find that in spite of our efforts; life �leaves us behind� and continues to shape itself beyond our imagination!
In the process; our passions, desires, love, hatred, ambitions, missions and so on; appear to be defeated! The world moves ahead and we get dragged after it; helplessly; even if we are physically and financially sound!
As and when; our Guru blesses us; we realize that �we� do not fully understand the nature of universe and the myriads of good or bad entities and desirable and undesirable events; inside and outside; and that; our Guru fully �knows and governs appropriately�; everything!
As a result; we begin to �see� our Guru�s eternal divine wisdom at work; in everything and in every event; and the merit of surrendering Him! Thus we stop considering the practice of NAMASMARAN (JAP, JAAP, JIKRA, SUMIRAN, and SIMARAN i.e. remembering God or true self); a defeatist, escapist, helpless expression of an aging or ailing person; but a promotion to a top position of governance and benevolence!

राम कर्ता
या विश्वामध्ये आपण सर्व (मानव, प्राणी, वनस्पती, इतर सजीव आणि निर्जीव), विशिष्ट ऊर्जा, क्षमता, विविध गुण आणि सृजनाशीलता यानी परिपूर्ण असतो. पण आपल्याला याची यथार्थ जाणीव, कल्पना नसते.एका टप्प्यावर आपल्यामध्ये वासना, भावना, विचार आणि दृष्टिकोन; प्रगट होऊ लागतात. अश्या तर्हेने आपल्यातला "मी" जागृत होतो; आणि आपण; वस्तू, पैसा, जोडीदार, घर, नोकरी; किंवा सत्ता, समाजकार्य, लोकसेवा वगैरे मध्ये गुंतून जातो. हे सर्व आपल्या अंतर्मनात आणि जागृत मनामध्ये चालू असते. अश्या तर्हेने आपल्या हातून बर्या. वाईट गोष्टी घडत जातात आणि त्यातून येणार्या" सुख दु:खातून आणि यश-अपयशातून आपले आणि संपूर्ण विश्वाचे स्वरूप घडत आणि बिघडत जाते! गुरू म्हणजेच राम. तो काळ, अवकाश आणि आपल्या सर्व जाणीवांच्या अतीत आहे. त्याच्याच कृपेने आपल्याला नामाची संजीवनी प्राप्त होते. त्याच्याच कृपेने तोच सर्वाच्या अन्तर्यामी असल्याचे कळू लागते. त्याच्याच कृपेने आपले संकुचित शहाणपण, क्षुद्र गर्व, अनाठायी हट्ट, अवाजवी आग्रह आणि हीन अहंकार गळून पडू लागतात. त्याच्याच कृपेने आपल्या सवांच्या अन्तर्यामी असलेल्या त्याच्या सच्चिदानंद स्वरूपाची अनुभूती आणि अम्रुतमयी सान्निध्याची प्रचीती येऊ लागते. त्याच्याच कृपेने बाकी सर्व ध्येये बाजूला पडत जातात आणि त्याचीच काय ती ओढ तीव्र होत जाते. त्याच्याच कृपेने नामस्मरणातील गोडी आणि सातत्य वाढत जाते. त्याच्याच कृपेने अश्या रीतीने जीवन कृतज्ञता आणि सार्थकता यानी भरून जाते. हेच जीवनाचे सर्वोच्च साफल्य!
श्रीराम समर्थ!!!

BLISS AND DEATH: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

It is said that there is worry in anticipation of anxiety, which is in anticipation fear, which is in anticipation of pain (and unpleasantness), which is in anticipation of difficulty in survival (such as monetary loss, loss of job, physical handicap, threat to physical life and risk to instinctual, emotional, intellectual and social life).
There can be differences in the details, with respect to this concept.
The point is worry, anxiety, fear, pain or unpleasantness and survival; are intricately integrated and hence the cascade; works automatically; irrespective of our religion, race, region, nation, continent, culture and ideology; and irrespective of our monetary status, political power, social reputation, market (brand) value, professional popularity, physical strength, academic stature and our appearance! Most importantly it happens involuntarily; irrespective of wish!
The practice of NAMASMARAN (JAP, JAAP, JIKRA, SUMIRAN, and SIMARAN i.e. remembering; God, our true self, NAMA; the eternal and objective reality) involves transcending this cascade (the root cause of our subjective perceptions, thinking, feelings, passions and behavior); and returning to our absolute, immortal and blissful state, in spite of the aging, ailing and death of our body.