STRESS AND INTERNATIONALISM: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Stress is not a problem restricted to one particular field. It is not merely medical, psychological, economic or political problem. It is multifactorial problem with ubiquitous causes and pandemic and global spread. It is a problem that has been nurtured and contributed by different fields of life and has in turn eroded all the fields of life!

If we consider the world to be a pot of water, then stress is like virulent bacteria being added to it from every nook and corner; in turn spreading toxicity to every nook and corner of the container.

This is why; the Total Stress Management and nothing short of it; is inevitable for optimal results. The Total Stress Management involves blossoming at individual and universal levels through holistic perspective, holistic policy making, holistic planning and holistic administration at individual, local, national and global levels in different fields of life.

Total Stress Management, which is individual and universal blossoming; is truly international and never against the welfare of any race, religion, culture, nation, state, province, district, city, town or village and most importantly an individual!

However; we all have human weaknesses. We all tend to look for escape from problems or short cuts. Hence we look for ad hoc, temporary, symptomatic, palliative, sectarian and piecemeal solutions. So we get engaged in various activities and movements for justice.

Whether they provide temporary relief at individual, local and national levels, or not; they need not be condemned or justified. We all do get at some time or other; some idiosyncratic, fanatic and extremist frenzies and upsurges; with petty and vested interests; centered around our individual, family, group, caste, creed, race, language, region, religion, nation and culture.

They need to be corrected, and dissolved into global holistic renaissance; to overcome; their disruptive influence on the global fabric of human civilization, which perpetuates fulminant stress in global, national, local, domestic and individual life.

Some holistic solutions are discussed in my books on Total Stress Management (the core of which is NAMASMARAN); and thousands of more effective solutions are bound to emerge from experts in different fields; and bring about holistic renaissance i.e. individual and universal blossoming.

STRESS, DREAMS AND REALITY: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Is there any truth in the vision and dreams depicted in religious, philosophical and creative literature, poetry and movies; and the sermons given in schools, colleges and elsewhere?

Yes and No!

Yes; because; there are lot of reformist, revolutionary, philanthropic activities and scientific and technological advances, which have apparently made the life; far less helpless and far more comfortable.

No; because there is far more sophisticated and efficient exploitation of people and far more brutal and widespread destruction of the plants, animals and rest of the nature!

Yes; because we have the privilege of sharing the vision of the seers and no; because; we witness the evils; both inside and outside!

The great seers had certain vision for the universe. They succeeded in a tangible manner to some extent; may be to a very great extent; but certainly not completely; otherwise we would not have seen any evil inside and outside.

But as we continue to practice NAMASMARAN, we realize that the greatest and eternal success of the seers; is that; they “lived every vision and dream” they had; for the universe.

Thus, we can say that they have been one with the eternal bliss. They have experienced the unity of universe. They have attained the highest possible aspiration of the universe; and have become entirely objective; with a universal eye of justice.

One can say; that while teaching the others how to soar high in the sky; they themselves have become the sky! In other words; they have merged with the “field”; in which, the infinite past and future of the universe; are contingent!

In summary, if we share the dreams of the seers, and work to the best of our satisfaction; then, whether we succeed in contributing to the welfare of the universe or not; we certainly “merge” with the field; which the seers had become one with!

VISION STRESS & DREAMS : DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Is there any truth in the vision and dreams depicted in religious, philosophical and creative literature, poetry and movies and the sermons on ethics, nonviolence and obedience; given in schools, colleges and elsewhere?

The present scenario of the indiscriminate, malevolent, malicious and vicious violence and crimes; creates doubt about everything noble and divine! The genocidal violence in Germany is followed by, violence in Hiroshima, Vietnam, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Iraq, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and so on.

The optimist however; can argue uphold the utopia of divinity and nobility.

But the question; “Are the expressions and creations; depicting vision and dreams of justice, peace, brotherhood and so on; mere emotional outbursts of illusory or subjective nature; of some unrealistically sensitive individuals?”; keeps nagging and causing enormous stress!

Actually this question and the stress; are because; we can see only a small fraction, in our life time, of the vision or dreams, of a global mega process spread over millennia involving many generations; all over the world. Naturally; it appears to keep on eluding us (producing stress) at any given time! The artistic, scientific and even prophetic visions; are harbingers; of this prolonged process!

The vision of unity of spiritualism and materialism; theism and atheism; and so on; also; produces stress; as we are too limited to “see and fathom” this protracted mega process of unity.

But if we reunite through NAMASMARAN; with our cosmic root (the field, in which; we, our pursuits and our blossoming; are contingent), then we can ‘see’ this 'vision of unity', as well as other visions such as holistic renaissance; being realized; and conquer the stress!!