GURU BHAKTI REITERATED: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Thursday, 26th June 2014
GURU BHAKTI REITERATED: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Student: Sir, what is the best way to do GURU BHAKTI?
Teacher: Trying hard to do what He likes most, trying to follow him to the fullest extent.
Student: Our Guru Brahmachaitanya Shri. Gondavalekar Maharaj asks us to practice NAMASMARAN. Is it enough?
Teacher: Of course it is enough! But it is not possible for many of us to practice NAMASMARAN 24 hours of the day; and also; to be totally involved in it! Hence they offer their services in the form of; doing pooja in early morning, cleaning of the Samadhi temple, cooking, serving food, cleaning vessels, looking after the cows or as in my case; articulating and sharing my understanding of NAMASMARAN with others! This helps to remain in the buoyant and pleasant spirit of Guru Bhakti.
Student: We also share quotes and other matters related to NAMASMARAN on internet; but still I am not satisfied!
Teacher: It is natural! It is just a good beginning of social interaction and not a genuine service to Guru. There is no physical, mental, intellectual or financial involvement. It does not involve any sincerity, responsibility, answerability, accountability, meticulousness, promptness, punctuality, discipline, seriousness, commitment, dedication, social stake or risk of any kind! How can anybody get satisfaction from such a trivial activity?
Student: But is it not a good activity?
Teacher: Social Networking is a good activity; but can be a genuine service or devotion to Guru; provided it is followed by coming together to enhance the understanding, practice and promotion of NAMASMARAN, in every nook and corner, where it is unknown! It can then nurture contentment of soul in contrast to ‘self contentment’ and dissolve the ego in servitude; in contrast to ‘bloating it’!
Student: But practicing NAMASMARAN is one thing and getting obsessed to promote it is another. Is it not a kind of disbelief in the fact that Guru does everything?
Teacher: I would have happily agreed with what you say, provided we had not taken any efforts; for the security, survival, safety, comfort, status, career, entertainment and other pursuits of us, our children and the near dear ones to us; and left it to Guru! But using this argument to avoid promotion of NAMASMARAN; while being engrossed in petty pursuits; is a self deception!
Student: Do you get satisfaction?
Teacher: Instead of getting personal; I would reiterate that as our involvement goes on increasing and as the mega process of NAMASMARAN begins to reach, where it is unknown; we begin to get the satisfaction of service or devotion to Guru i.e. Guru bhakti.
In fact; whatever may be the nature of services; according to variable constitutions and capabilities; they give satisfaction, when our involvement is substantial and not hollow and superficial. In short, we would find that our satisfaction is directly and exactly proportional to our involvement in our service, which directly or indirectly helps globalization of NAMASMARAN!
Student: But if the globalization; is anyway an incoming thing, then why should we work for it?
Teacher: This is a role of an announcer, involved in announcing the great arrival! This is our service! Our Guru has distinctly predicted the onset of globalization of NAMASMARAN. Just as the incoming spring blossoms some plants first, the incoming globalization inspires, empowers and compels some people to practice NAMASMARAN and express its infinite beauty; first!
Secondly; while practicing NAMASMARAN it becomes inevitable and unavoidable to express about it; in one way or another such as music, dance, theater, lectures, public speeches, sermons and so on!
Student: Do you think the others would or should join you?
Teacher: I used to think so; earlier, but no more. Just as I do what I am doing now, they would also do with His grace; what is appropriate for them at an appropriate time!
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GURU BHAKTI: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Wednesday, 25th June 2014
GURU BHAKTI: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Student: Sir, what is the best way to do GURU BHAKTI?
Teacher: Obviously it is by trying to do what He likes most, trying to follow him to the fullest extent.
Student: Our Guru Brahmachaitanya Shri. Gondavalekar Maharaj asks us to practice NAMASMARAN. Is it enough?
Teacher: Of course it is enough! But it is not possible for many of us to practice NAMASMARAN 24 hours of the day; and also; to be totally involved in it! Hence they offer their services in the form of; doing pooja in early morning, cleaning of the Samadhi temple, cooking, serving food, cleaning vessels, looking after the cows or as in my case; to articulating and sharing my understanding of NAMASMARAN with others! This helps to remain oriented to NAMASMARAN.
Student: We also share quotes and other matters related to NAMASMARAN on net!
Teacher: Great!
Student: Sir, but still I am not satisfied.
Teacher: This is because; our physical, mental, intellectual and financial involvement in this activity; as a service to Guru; is still superficial. As our involvement goes on increasing and as the mega process of NAMASMARAN begins to reach, where it is unknown; we would begin to get the satisfaction of service to Guru or devotion to Guru i.e. Guru bhakti.
In fact; whatever may be the nature of services; according to variable constitutions and capabilities; they give satisfaction, when our involvement is substantial and not superficial. In short, we would find that our satisfaction is directly and exactly proportional to our involvement in our service!
Student: I understand what you mean!
Teacher: However; this intense satisfaction is also; next to that of the advanced stages of merger in NAMASMARAN!
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WHY NAMASMARAN? DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Tuesday, 24th June 2014
WHY NAMASMARAN? DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Student: Sir, why do you prefer NAMASMARAN to other techniques or methods of meditation?
Teacher: It is because it is simple, inexpensive, and acceptable to all religions. It does not contradict or interfere with any traditions. It can be practiced in any condition of body.
Student: Any other reason?
Teacher: It is truly personal and it is truly universal. It is personal in the sense that it takes us to our true self and it is universal in the sense that it unites and harmonizes every being with cosmic self!
Student: Which is the main difficulty in accepting it?
Teacher: There is no barrier in its acceptance, except that of our ego. But the ego also gets dissolved in the process of practicing it!
Student: Any other reason?
Teacher: I like NAMASMARAN; because it suits childhood, youth and old age; and every form of art such as music and dance! Moreover it suits every culture and every life style. It is truly a magic that blossoms an individual and the universe!
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HOLISTIC EVOLUTION AND NAMASMARAN DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Sunday, 22nd June 2014
HOLISTIC EVOLUTION AND NAMASMARAN DR SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR
Student: Sir, in spite of years of practice of NAMASMARAN; I am still not able to experience what is described as satisfaction! What should I do?
Teacher: As far as I understand it, satisfaction is even more difficult than achievement of extraordinary feats.
Student: What do you mean?
Teacher: Practice of NAMASMARAN is actually a training of doing an activity where you do not get any “benefit”! Being such a practice; NAMASMARAN does not impart any benefit to us, but actually transforms us to our original omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient state, which is totally devoid of any desires! This is an immortal state. But this may require not years and decades but even more.
Student: I don’t understand!
Teacher: When we are told that don’t expect anything; we think that we should not expect money, name, fame, power etc. So we stop expecting those things and start expecting satisfaction; because we think it is assured by Guru! But this concept of “getting” itself traps us! We mistakenly take the satisfaction referred to by our Guru, to be some kind of gratification or complacence; and keep waiting for it; and are eventually disappointed.
Student: So what to do?
Teacher: Just as we breathe oxygen to survive physically; we ought to practice NAMASMARAN to be what we actually are i.e. to be our self. Just as we breathe at every age and every stage of life, we should practice NAMASMARAN in every condition.
Just as there is no necessity to curb other activities relevant and appropriate to a particular age and stage of life there is no need to suppress any impulses arbitrarily. Our physical, emotional and intellectual needs, desires and aspirations have to be given justice through our efforts; in the light of NAMASMARAN in the form of prompting from deep within; the empowering guidance of our Guru!
Actually our needs and desires go on changing or disappearing in the process of our transformation, without any coercion or suppression. This buoyant life style is called KRAMAYOGA.
Student: In short, we should not expect anything, even happiness, peace, satisfaction from NAMASMARAN?
Teacher: It may appear strange. But it is true. When we feel cold, we should use warm clothes. But how can we expect warmth from a process which actually transforms us to our original state of “fire”? Moreover once we become fire, how can we experience the warmth of warm clothes?
Student: Sir, this explanation is quite different from the overt sentimentality of millions of devotees!
Teacher: Actually, often; we are in need of some solace, some peace; some escapism and so on. Hence we try to cling to some tradition, some cult and feel secure in it. Often we infatuate piety, devotion, surrender, blessings, bounty, freedom from instincts; etc as these are our emotional crutches. We seek some social acceptability, social recognition and some social cohesiveness. This is understandable.
But for me; NAMASMARAN is a straight forward and transcientific process of individual and universal blossoming, which may be termed “holistic evolution” to distinguish it from “organic evolution”. Can we wish to be evolved? Evolution cannot be wished for! Hence my Guru Brahmachaitanya Shri Gondavalekar Maharaj repeatedly states that practice of NAMASMARAN is appropriate, when it is for the sake of NAMASMARAN only!
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WHY WRITE?: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Friday, 20th June 2014
WHY WRITE?: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Student: Sir, why do you keep on writing and that also; persistently on the same theme; without any; even economic incentive?
Teacher: This is a kind of compulsion or an obsession. I don’t pretend to be writing for fulfillment. This action of writing is inevitable like the process of delivery in the stage of full term pregnancy. It is painful and not merely fulfilling.
Student: Don’t you write it for the benefit of mankind?
Teacher: Anyone can claim that his/her action is globally benevolent. But to me what we perceive, feel and respond to; constitutes changing and hence deceptive, limited and hence incomplete; and NOT self controlled, independent reality. The reality is beyond time, space and human consciousness; termed SHRI RAMA and is super controlling (SAMARTH ) cause the ‘field’; and everything else is a ‘function’ or ‘contingent’.
SRHI RAMA SAMARTH is simply; the reiteration of this fact; and prevent the SHACKLING impact and influence of the contingent called MAYA.
Hence, irrespective of the accuracy, appropriateness, relevance, benevolence; or otherwise; writing simply happens. It is beyond being resisted.
Student: Is this not true for every action of every person?
Teacher: Yes! It is true for every action of every person. Theoretically speaking; actions get expressed through us; whether we are self realized or ignorant; and philanthropic or criminal.
Student: But from practical point of view; this statement is misleading; as we the common people have to work ourselves and discharge our duties.
Teacher: SHRIRAM SAMARTH is a truth that is realized at an evolved state of mind and is valid for that state only. Rest of us; have to; without denying this truth; abide by our duties, called SWADHARMA.
Student: What do you say about the terrorist and indiscriminately violent actions?
Teacher: Even the menaces like terrorism, the imperceptible roots of which are spread even within us, can be subdued if we go on practicing NAMASMARAN thereby connecting with the syncytium of interiors (SHRIRAM); common to all; while simultaneously practicing actions according to our constitutions, in the light of innate inspiration and guidance (SWADHARMA).
Student: Don’t you think writing is a feeble and innocuous activity?
Teacher: It does appear to be so; especially when compared to the actual phenomenon of self realization!
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