UNITY AND STRESS: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Uniting, organizing and working together are natural in young age. In fact; they are important steps in stress management!

Naturally; and usually; we get involved in movements; based on issues; which eventually lead to; building of social and political organizations; such as working class unions and political parties, which could then serve as instruments; to bring about socioeconomic and political revolution.

However; gradually it becomes clear that “the issues” are not “simple”! Sometimes they are of immediate pertinence, such as accidents, disasters, crimes and coercive land acquisition or rehabilitation. But in other instances; they are long standing, wide spread and deep rooted; such as caste system, coercive traditions, and unjust laws.

We then realize that the solutions provided in these movements and organizations; even though honest; are ad hoc, palliative and sometimes even sectarian; and not radical, holistic and hence satisfactory. For example; we do not feel like opposing it or supporting reservation policy; as we feel that the very need of reservations should be abolished!

There have been several movements and organizations; for the welfare of a school, village, region, language, caste, religion; or other issues such as memorials, statues and philanthropic or charity activities. They have been serving a great role. But as we grow; we feel that these ideas and activities need to be buttressed with a holistic and radical solution.

This realization; brings a new and fresh rejuvenation in our life! We realize that our SWADHARMA; is to explore and realize (manifest) the already existing but concealed unity of universe; and complementarity in already existing and excellently functioning organizations and institutions; through the study, practice and propagation of Total Stress Management i.e. superliving i.e. holistic renaissance (the core of which is NAMASMARAN).

CELL MANAGEMENT: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Insecurity, pain, betrayal, fear, hunger, thirst, sexual desire, anger, lowliness, loneliness, hatred, jealousy, contempt, revengefulness, wants, lassitude, restlessness, cynicism, grief; and such many phenomena; constitute our existence.

They variously cause sadness or happiness; but always a sense of helplessness and incompleteness.

The characteristic of these phenomena; is that they are infectious! We knowingly or unknowingly and willingly or unwillingly; cast their influence on the others and multiply the sense of helplessness and incompleteness.

How to be free from all these?

We hear life management, time management, self management, mind management, stress management, anger management and so on; besides the perennial preaching of conquering the SHADRIPUS viz. kama (uncontrolled desires or urges), krodha (anger, anguish, rage), lobha (petty often insatiable selfish wants), mada (arrogance, pried or deliriousness), moha (being mesmerized or blind in attachment), matsara(being mad; in intractable jealousy); and living a detached life.

But in general; with very few exceptions (like Shri Gondavlekar Maharaj, Gajanan Maharaj, Swami Samarth); for majority of us; all these phenomena; resulting from the metabolic, paracrine, autocrine, endocrine and neurocrine activities in the CELLS; are unavoidable, inseparable and invincible!

The objective omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent reality (“God” of the theists and “nature” of the atheists) however; has provided us with; the capacity of holistic perspective, policy making, planning and implementation; in all the fields; such as health, education etc. to universalize and enhance NAMASMARAN (jap, jaap, jikra, sumiran, simaran i.e. remembering our true self); which acts as a route as well as a vehicle to reach itself!

Thus; while creating a global ambience conducive to the practice of NAMASMARAN; we automatically begin to experience; the transformation in the metabolic, paracrine, autocrine, endocrine and neurocrine activities in our CELLS; in terms of freedom from the grip of all the phenomena mentioned above! Moreover; we experience the glimpses of true self i.e. the immortal objective reality. Hence; this is CELL MANAGEMENT!

THE PURSUIT: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

The pursuit of universalization of NAMASMARAN is actually aiming at realization or manifestation of already existing but unperceived unity and harmony in the world. It is a pursuit towards inviting and including; everybody; in the joyous and melodious universal orchestra of individual and universal blossoming.
This target may appear to some; as utopian; as it may or may not ensure immediate results in terms of all the seven thousand millions of human beings in the world practicing NAMASMARAN.
But this pursuit even if unfulfilled; itself is rejuvenating and empowering. It unites us with the life in the universe! It connects us with the universal blossoming. We are no more isolated fragile individuals.
It reinforces and consolidates our own conviction (and in the course of time our own experience); in the practice of NAMASMARAN (jikra, jap, jaap, sumiran, simaran; i.e. remembering true self).
The pursuit of universalization of NAMASMARAN therefore whether accomplished or not; and that the practice of NAMASMARAN embody reiteration and reaffirmation of the already existing universal unity and welfare (to which we are oblivious)! Both are empowering and rejuvenating and ensure; our own total stress management and our own moment to moment personal victory over individual and universal stress.