Stress and Desires
Posted by on Friday, 21st May 2010
Is it appropriate to advocate desirelessness or fulfilling of all desires right from childhood?
This is very important question in Total Stress Management i.e. individual and global blossoming.
The ultimate state of a self realized soul is called as STHITAPRAJNA.
The meaning or purport of this state is not desirelessness; but culmination of all individual desires into the cosmic desire. This is an evolved and buoyant state. This is a dynamically fulfilled state. This is not a state of accepting surrender. This is a sublime, victorious and ecstatic state of fulfilling one’s “real desire” of merging with the cosmic consciousness.
In general; many ascetics advocate arbitrary suppression of desires; and austerity; and the individualists uphold fulfillment of all desires right from childhood! The spiritual, ideological, intellectual, religious and political leaders are likely to be confused and hence divided on this issue. Thus even amongst the honest and well meaning individuals; some may feel genuinely that desirelessness (austerity) is the key; and others may feel equally honestly, that fulfillment of all desires; is the key to global welfare!
Both have substance in their opinions.
Thus; the newborn babies, infants, toddlers, children, youths and the elderly; while passing through different stages of development contribute to the beautiful and panoramic dynamics of the human civilization. Hence one can not and should not deny the desires of people through their development!
But it is also true that those whose desires were sublimated into the cosmic desire lead the noblest aspects of the core of human civilization! Hence pursuit of fulfillment of desires per se; also; can not be the solution!
The best answer to his question is given in the concept of SWADHARMA; as I have explained in my books “Conceptual Stress” and “New Study of Bhagavad Gita”, both available for freed download!
NAMASMARAN reorients us to the precise and sublime duty at every stage of development and in every walk of life; and helps us to march joyously and victoriously from the states of enjoying the personal desires; to the state of sublimating them in cosmic desire; by choosing the best in the world for individual and global blossoming.
Hence it is really urgent for the wisdom and leadership of the world; to arrive at a consensus and introduce the study and practice of NAMASMARAN (JAPA, JAAP, JIKRA, remembrance of one’s true self) in all the courses; at all the stages of education and in fact; every walk of life!
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Stress and God
Posted by on Friday, 21st May 2010
Neither the believers nor the disbelievers are free from stress.
The conflict between belief and disbelief; and between petty and universal self, inside (in the needs, instincts, feelings and thoughts) and outside (personal and social behavior); and the resultant stress continue to trouble till the believers and nonbelievers are trapped in petty self.
However,
When the believers and nonbelievers evolve into selfless, independent and universal self, through “freedom” from petty self, the stress inside (needs, instincts, feelings and thoughts) and outside (personal and social behavior) begins to disappear!
To ascertain and experience this “total stress management” or “superliving”; one has to give top priority to practice and propagation of NAMASMARAN, amidst rest of the hustle and bustle of life.
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Stress and History
Posted by on Friday, 21st May 2010
We are in impressionable age when we are school children. Certain facts we read and learn from history leave deep impressions on our minds. These impressions can grow into prejudices, bitterness, bigotry, hatred, rivalry, fanaticism, unrest and riots and severe stress in personal and social life. In addition to the “inappropriate historical facts”; the ambiguity in the teaching of values taught in the history can also bring about severe stress in individual and global life.
Recently I watched on TV that the history books are studded with photographs and details of invader emperors, while the freedom fighters and saints are totally neglected.
I was reminded of the fact we, as children harbored in minds a divisive (and in my view hoax) theory of “Aryan invasion” that surreptiously suggests division of Bharat into “indigenous dravids” and “alien invader Aryans! We also read condemnation of certain rituals and traditions belonging to only Hindu religion suggesting indirectly (by omission of comments on traditions in the other religions) that all other religions except Hindu; are good and Hindu religion is backward and retrogressive!
We also carried conflicts due to praise we read about opposing values!
Thus, we never could understand how invaders could be adored, in the same vein as the freedom fighters! We also could never reason out how the violent activities of the armed revolutionaries were admired in the same vein as the nonviolent activities!
In view of the severe conflict and stress that can result in personal life and social life, it is imperative to understand and explain the gist of history and the purpose of teaching history! It is also necessary to present accurate facts in a manner and details; appropriate to the development of the students in schools and children at homes.
The history curriculum designers should avert the stress in individual and social life of the growing generations, by taking urgent and proper steps!
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Stress and Hypocrisy
Posted by on Friday, 21st May 2010
When we are trapped in the dilemma of what we expect from ourselves; and what we actually feel and do; we get stressed.
We try to overcome such stress by “assuming to be” “what we think we should be” rather than being what we are, (which is very difficult)!
This is hypocrisy!
Similarly when we get “pulled” between what others should think or believe us to be and what we believe we are; we get stressed!
We try to manage such stress by hiding things which we think people would not approve; and show, exhibit and advertise things which we think people would appreciate!
This is also hypocrisy!
Often we condemn others for being hypocrites. But most of us are hypocrites. This is because we do not understand ourselves and we do not understand whether others understand us not! Actually it is impossible to “know” ourselves and also other selves! The “self” of every one of us is beyond intellectual definition and concrete and constant identity. It is not even possible to understand our own and others’ perceptions, because they are not too subtle and changing!
The phenomenon of assuming to be somebody and phenomenon of posing to be somebody (hypocrisy) further add to our stress; rather than freeing us from stress!
The fact that hypocrisy; thus actually makes us miserable; becomes clear, through the process of absorbing or recollecting our essence (self); trapped in our subjective thinking, feeling and needs; through the practice of NAMASMARAN.
One need not believe in this but verify for oneself if one desires to do so.
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Stress and Kumbha
Posted by on Friday, 21st May 2010
The kumbha Mela takes place in four places in India viz. Ujjain, Nashi, Haridwar and Waranasi (Alahabad). The auspicious period repeats itself every twelve years. Millions of people collect and take bath in Ganga.
What is so special about this period?
The explanation of salvation from sins is inexplicable in scientific terms, because science does not conceive the meaning of “paap and punya” i.e. “sin and good deed” respectively.
The alternative explanation is probably as follows.
All paap or sin is that which takes us away from our true self, i.e. disorients us from ourselves. All punya is that, which enhances our orientation to our true self.
The kumbha period, by virtue of the characteristic constellation (The specific constellation during this time is Sun enters the Mesha rashi, Moon enters the Dhanu rashi and Guru enters the Kumbha rashi) according to Indian or the lunar calendar) seems to influence certain and places and rivers on the earth; beneficially; making them conducive to orientation to the universe to her cosmic self.
Since the human beings are subtly connected with rest of the universe, these places and rivers probably enhance the orientation of human beings also; to their true self.
This is analogous to the help one gets from the wind while sailing. The external and internal environment when favorable, one can get reoriented to the true self and experiences self realization!
The kumbha period (parva) probably signifies such a period full of benevolence!
It is essential to explore and appreciate the subtle links between human being and the universe and also the subtle changes in the rivers and the places; responsible for transcendental benefit; during this period.
The sociological, economic and other explanations (such as microbiological) offered are too simplistic and hence conceal the most beneficial and enlightening truth that can blossom the whole world!
PANCHANG:
Indian calendar is called panchang [pancha = five anga= aspects or parts; viz. tithi, war, nakshatra, karan and ayan].
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