CONFESSION AND NAMASMARAN: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, can I ask you a personal question?
Teacher: Yes, if it is very important for you!
Student: Have you conquered anger?
Teacher: No! I have not! I have not conquered anger, fear, pain, passions, worry, anxiety or other feelings such as apprehension, inhibition; guilt and so on! Most importantly; I have not overcome my ego! I have not overcome my other limitations and drawbacks including my personal habits.
Student: Then what is the use of NAMASMARAN?
Teacher: Frankly speaking; I did not choose to be what I am and I did not choose my predilections! The environment, the people, the books and later the thoughts and conviction about the power and scope of NAMASMARAN enthralled me! This is the power of Guru! But as far I remember, NAMASMARAN appeared to me a key to individual and global blossoming through sublimation of petty selfishness! For me the other byproducts such as conquering SHADRIPUS (the physiological and psychological characteristics integral to human life) were not important.
Student: Do you still think that global welfare is an incoming thing?
Teacher: It is true that I was rather overwhelmed by the byproducts of NAMASMARAN in social life; as some are impressed by the personal victory over the SHADRIPUS; but both of them are not stereotyped and hence; are not predictable!
Student: This means that NAMASMARAN; like rain; is a bounty of nature and beneficially affects all; irrespective of what we plan for ourselves and others; but not in a particular or predictable or in demonstrable manner!
Teacher: We can verify all this; on the basis of our experience!