IMPORTANCE OF TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Tuesday, 1st May 2012
IMPORTANCE OF TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Total Stress Management means; to understand the nature, causes, dimensions, mechanisms, effects and principles of management of stress and practicing the solutions in accordance! This improves; cognition, affect and conation i.e. our views, our feelings and our actions. This includes the study of issues; affecting our private and public life; and is called Conceptual Stress Management. Lastly all this is inseparable from its core; the practice of NAMASMARAN.
Unfortunately many of us try frantically to manage stress without this understanding; and as a result; create and perpetuate STRESS and its numerous ill effects in the society.
Thus a student, who has stress of examination; may avoid appearing for examination, a doctor, who has a stress of treating a difficult disease; may shirk from his duty, a farmer, who has stress of drought; may commit suicide, a mill worker, who has stress of lay off and being rendered jobless; may be forced into illegal underworld activities.
The a prime minister of a country, who has stress of making decisions with national impact; such as nuclear testing, special economic zone, holistic health promotion, holistic education, organic farming, caste or religion based reservation policy; may take a wrong and disastrous decision.
The adverse effects; of the mismanaged stress of these different persons, are not restricted to one’s own body or family. In case of political, industrial, union, media and religious leaders; they influence; various walks of life, a society, a nation or the whole world; and even the future generations; directly or indirectly.
This is comparable to the patients; suffering from highly virulent infectious disease, who; if not put in quarantine, not treated and are allowed to mingle and influence the society; then harm themselves as well as billions others!
This is why; we need evolution of holistic perspective, policies, plans, programs, and actions. In fact; these are vitally important, essential and urgently needed; for individual and global blossoming! We may study, analyze, question, contradict, and argue. But it is not possible to verify the power, potentials and scope of Total Stress Management by mere casual approach, reading, discussion, guesswork, conjecture or imagination. We need to be involved in it!
All short cuts; marketed under the disguise of “stress management, stress relaxation, meditation etc”; claiming instant result; can at times be temporarily useful; but in the long run; and in absence of Total Stress Management (and NAMASMARAN); prove useless and even counterproductive; in personal and social life’ as is true for other stress busters involving escapist ways!
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POSITIVE THINKING AND NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Tuesday, 1st May 2012
POSITIVE THINKING AND NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Most of the times it is advised; by most of us; to most of us; to think positively!
But most of the times; it is forgotten that we do not think negatively by choice; and do not avoid positive thinking by choice! Moreover most of us; do not realize; that we cannot avoid negative thinking and adopt positive thinking “voluntarily” or “by choice”! However still; most of the times; this advice of positive thinking is given and taken passively and superstitiously as if there is no better option!
It has to be appreciated that in depression or frustration we may have negative and destructive thoughts; and need to be shunned. But what is utterly lacking at the point of depression or frustration; is the strength to shun them! Hence in depression the positive thoughts are countered by more powerful and far more convincing negative thoughts! In fact; sometimes the positive thoughts sermonized by the others; become irritating; as they appear too unrealistic and utopian; and hence can be counterproductive.
In mild cases of disappointment and agitation; we do use positive thinking to pacify them. There is nothing wrong. It may and actually does benefit; temporarily.
But when hyped and marketed as the best remedy; the sermons; of positive thinking (which is arbitrary, subjective and often petty excepting some prayers such as PASAYA DANA in Dnyaneshvari); do not work. Petty negativity countered by petty positivity; relapses again! Hence “sermons of positive thinking” have to be replaced by “growing beyond arbitrariness, subjectivity and pettiness”.
But this is not possible by mere will power or voluntary efforts.
But such “growing beyond arbitrariness, subjectivity and pettiness”; is possible by NAMASMARAN as taught by the selfless immortal gurus. It revitalizes and rejuvenates us; to conquer arbitrariness, subjectivity and pettiness and hence all the negativity that comes in the way of individual and universal blossoming! We need not believe in this; but verify for ourselves; and either rule out or confirm.
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STRESS AND ART OF LOVING: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Tuesday, 1st May 2012
STRESS AND ART OF LOVING: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Most of us believe that love is spontaneous. There is no volition. There is no effort. There is not intention and motive. Hence this title; “How to love?” may sound absurd to many of us.
But actually love is an extremely familiar yet obscure and occult phenomenon; in view of its oceanic dimensions! In the process of trying to understand what love is; we get drowned, absorbed and dissolved in love!
But roughly speaking; love evolves within us, through all shades. It ranges from passionate fixation, to free and sublime bond! It ranges from; interpersonal liking, caring bond between a pet and owner and specific attraction for an object; to deep silent feeling of global benevolence irrespective of any thing and any particular individual.
One of the worst effects of mismanaged STRESS is “degradation, degeneration and desiccation” of love!
In other words; we can say that the quality and intensity of LOVE is directly related to the degree of success; in Total Stress Management! After study and practice for years; it is found that NAMASMARAN taught by immortal gurus; is an inseparable core of Total Stress Management, which itself is “the art of loving”!
The vacillation between; likes and dislikes, attraction and repulsion and favors and vengeance; is because of “our unevolved love” that emerges and is driven by physical needs, instincts, emotions and thoughts. It is controlled by hormones, autonomic nervous system and central nervous system. In other words; it is the product of our ego or subjectivity. We become strongly attached or united; when our wants are satisfied and strongly dispersed and divided; when our wants are unsatisfied.
These get added up and multiplied so as to determine scenario of life; on local, national and global platforms!
Naturally the antidote for this phenomenon is conquering, controlling, harmonizing and synchronizing; the physical, instinctual, emotional and intellectual subjectivity; by “evolved love” i.e. objective and silent global benevolence! This is “art of loving”.
The most rewarding way of learning this; is NAMASMARAN, which is a uniting, emancipating and organizing phenomenon; on universal canvas!
This is because;
1. Just as disruptive influences add up and get stronger, the practice of NAMASMARAN; by billions of people also gets added up and yields the result of bringing people closer.
2. The unique feature of NAMASMARAN is that, unlike most other activities; it can never yield retrogressive or mere individualistic or sectarian gains, benefits or profits.
3. NAMASMARAN is always universally blossoming. This is because NAMASMARAN revitalizes that core of an individual which is inseparable; from that of every other element in the universe.
4. NAMASMARAN may be (though not completely satisfactorily) compared; with proper control/rectification of the individual and cosmic homeostasis, which is vital for the health of every cell in the body; and every being in the universe.
5. We can pardon and absolve or provide PRAYASHCHITTA or punishment; and thus avail justice for ourselves or others; through the practice of NAMASMARAN appropriately.
6. NAMASMARAN is broadly comparable to an upward and correct step taken by the mountaineers; who are tied together by a rope (bond of true or objective love), climbing uphill. Each upward step; i.e. NAMASMARAN; helps every other person, while opposite of this; causes downfall of every one.
7. Our core is linked with the core of even the worst criminals in the society and even the smallest animal in the universe. In as much as we are affected by and are responsible (though not apparently or overtly); for the crime, we can affect and be responsible for the chastisement or emancipation also; of the criminals (though not obviously); through NAMASMARAN!
8. The objective love of NAMASMARAN can be realized clearly and convincingly by us; if we practice NAMASMARAN with this conviction.
The secret or cohort link of objective or cosmic love; between the cores; of the billions of individuals; becomes overt and manifest, (in the form of blossoming of an individual and the universe) through NAMASMARAN! This is endorsed by many immortal gurus including; Sadguru Shri Brahmachaitanya Gondavalekar Maharaj, who reiterated that; name of God NAMASMARAN would emancipate the whole universe!
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STRESS, HONESTY AND HYPOCRISY: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Monday, 30th April 2012
STRESS, HONESTY AND HYPOCRISY: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
One of the causes of STRESS is lack of adequate and satisfactory communication.
Even as the world has come closer through technology; most of us; are suffering from the STRESS of lack of adequate and/or satisfactory communication.
Why could this be so? Why in spite of internet, mobile phones, video conferencing and speedy transport facilities, we still get this sort of STRESS?
If we carefully study; then we find that we are in situation where there is; “water; water everywhere; but no water to drink!” In other words; it is not the lack of coming together and meeting physically, or connecting of people through the internet, cell phones etc; and talking; but it is our inability to communicate heart to heart; that is causing STRESS!
Since we are trapped and engrossed in the values of chasing the mirage of individual pursuits, such as power, money, fame, glamour, glitter and so on; we have forgotten our own conscience! We are unable to reach our own subconscious and unconscious stratums.
In fact; we have knowingly or unknowingly; deserted our innate core and stopped communicating with our selves! As a result; we are unable to listen to our “own” inner voice and know, understand and feel our own “selves”! We do not know our own innate aspirations, our desires, and our urges.
Whenever we are disturbed by the STRESS of being lonely or dejected and miss communication; we frantically try to communicate! But our communication remains restricted to issues irrelevant to our soul; and hence does not satisfy us!
We give vent to our feelings; but only after filtering them through the doubts about acceptability, fear of condemnation, apprehension about fall in our own evaluation, shyness to accept our basal aspects publicly; and ignorance about intricate activities going on in our body tissues and cells!
In addition there are filters of our limitations of the knowledge of language and the inherent limitations of the language itself; to express the objective truth!
This makes us dishonest; though most of the people may not call us so; and we also may not think so! We are ignorant and oblivious about our dishonesty!
This is not restricted to our talk. It applies to writing even more. The question; “Can we express truth or interact heart to heart?” does not arise if we are writing reports, news, fiction, research papers etc! Because, these things are fairly clear. These things deal with facts. They may be true or false.
But, this is not so when we are engaged in vague, ambiguous, philosophical questions and answers; regarding abstract ideas and exploring our innate and objective perceptions. Hence this question arises more often; after writing for years; on what we presume to be “Absolute Truth” and “discover to be otherwise”! This is because; after repeatedly trying to catch the “Absolute Truth from deep within us” in words; we experience that whatever is written by us; becomes merely relative and subjective perceptions; and not absolute “Truth”!
It is obvious that we are not lying or cheating; knowingly, intentionally or deliberately. In fact; there is a genuine feeling that we are expressing “Absolute Truth” from our conscience. This is why we are frequently adamant and insistent about our opinions; beliefs, dogmas and superstitions, which we think are “Absolute Truth”. This often makes us; obstinate, inconsiderate and even fanatic.
If we carefully think; then it becomes clear; that most of the times what we write is limited by “characteristic limitations of our brain, the number of synapses, the synaptic connections, synaptic interactions, neuro-hormones, hormones and autonomic nervous system and environment inside and outside. Even apparently remote facts in space and time influence our perceptions and our articulations.
Hence most of our writing is discrepant from Absolute or Objective Truth! It is away from reality. It is relatively superficial and peripheral; even if it appears to us; to be full of intense, deepest and egalitarian emotions; and judgments!
Our limitations and our shackling idiosyncrasies, whims, fancies and ego; can manifest; even if we are honest in our day to day functioning also; and make a lot of difference (positive or negative) to the people if we are in a decision making position; such as political, spiritual, and economic leaders; opinion makers and judges!
When we are trapped in the confusion, uncertainty and dilemma of what we expect from ourselves; and what we actually feel and do; we are STRESSED! This is the STERSS of being hypocrite. We try frantically and in vain; to overcome such STRESS by “assuming actually to be” “what we think; we should be” rather than being what we are!
When we get “pulled” between; “what others should think or believe us to be” and “what we believe we are”; we get stressed! This is because “we are not what we believe to be” and we can not know and determine “what people think; should think or believe us to be”!
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 hypocrisy results from fear of defamation, shame, insults, dejection, punishment etc!
Often we condemn others for being hypocrites!
But actually; 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 of course; “otherselves”!
The “self” of every one of us is beyond intellectual definition and concrete and constant identity. It is not even possible to know in their entirety our own and others’ perceptions, feelings, instincts and needs; because they are not too subtle and rapidly changing!
It is true that we like to come together. It is also true that coming together, staying together and working together are all part of life. Coming together and celebrating has a lot of morale boosting capacity. Hence there are festivals and get-togethers, which play a vital role in society. Coming together also involves a variety of joint projects and missions.
But our self created obstacles determined by our values; come in the way of our honest heart to heart communication; and cause the STRESS!
These obstacles are independent of technology; and cannot be overcome by technology. The technology is like the wiring and the bulbs; and the obstacles in communication; are like defects in the “powerhouse”! Mere additions and/or corrections of wiring and bulbs; cannot be curative!
Let us understand that this is exactly why; frequent chat, gossip, flattery, accolades, fame, popularity, celebrations, festivities and other awards and rewards; though elevate the mood; do not reach the soul.
Let us interact with our innate core; and the innate core of the others; and conquer the STRESS of the lack of adequate, satisfactory, heart to heart and honest communication! This is definitely possible; through; NAMASMARAN; which taught by immortal gurus and which is like oxygen; that enlivens, integrates and blossoms us from within by rectifying the “powerhouse”! This is true networking!
We may not accept all this or believe in it; but verify it through our own experience.
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EGO: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Monday, 30th April 2012
EGO: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Isn’t it stressful to find that we are helpless against the evils seen on TV? Aren’t we disturbed when we read about barbaric, criminal activities in print media?
Often we are!
But; are we STRESSED because we are against evils?
Would we be equally interested and motivated to fight against the “evils” if they are not some else’s; but our own creation?
Do we feel relaxed or elevated or elated; if we see some good activity?
Often we feel happy to see noble acts on electronic media and read in print media.
But are we happy because we are protagonists of the virtues? Are we on the side of divinity?
Even as we may think we are protagonists of the welfare of world; don’t we feel jealous when we see; “our” dreams, being high jacked and accomplished by others? Aren’t we hurt; if we don’t get projected on TV in spite of our desire? Don’t we feel dejected if we don’t get the credit and accolades (which we think we deserve)?
It appears then; that the opposition to the evil and the support to the virtue or divinity; is only if we are not at risk; and if we get credit for the virtue or divinity; respectively.
Is it not true that our opposition or support clearly conditional? Such conditional opposition or support however NEVER gives the satisfaction that can reach the depths of our hearts! Hence we call this behavior HYPOCRISY!
If we do not see the evil within us; when see it on electronic media or read it in print media; we are bound to be “disturbed” but only superficially and impotently.
Conversely; if we cannot see our invisible connection with the virtuous achievements by someone else; then we cannot get the boost; even if we actually deserve! In both cases STRESS remains unaffected and keeps eroding us.
Thus we remain in STRESS irrespective of whether we see evil or virtue on the media!
The second point is; if we keep trying to ignore or escape from our deficiencies; then we become cynical and keep “seeing” faults in virtuous achievements of the others and inevitability and normalcy in crimes and perversions.
The third point is; we remain cold, neutral and depressed; even if we are honored and felicitated thinking that it is false (as we harbor deep lowliness for self and others). We are cold, neutral and depressed also because of the philosophical intoxication that everything is ephemeral, temporary, impermanent, passing and hence nothing to celebrate for!
We are pathetic, unresponsive and melancholic; if we are neglected or humiliated; as we expect such “villainous behavior only” from others; about whom we harbor contempt and hopelessness about any appreciation!
Thus we remain perennially in STRESS; unconditionally; irrespective of whether we are honored or and felicitated or we are neglected, dejected or humiliated!
What is the reason?
The reason is; our separation from the reality and our true selves; and our identification with our body, our look, our monetary condition, our skill, our intelligence, our religion, our race, our caste, our place and our ideology. The success of our identity gives mere superficial and temporary boasting; and the failure gives degenerating and disabling depression!
This separation from the true self; is ego and causes; STRESS and dissatisfaction; in every circumstance.
More over; if our ego is rigid, we get more STRESS and give more STRESS to others; by becoming, arrogant, depressed, violent, suicidal, exploitative, exploited, criminals, victims, cheaters, cheated and terrorists and innocents! But in every case; we are sufferers!
Hence it is generally said that get rid of ego and you would be free of pains and pleasures. But this is neither simple nor appropriate.
The arguments in favor of ego are:
Is it not true that when we identify ourselves with our family, society, nation and world that we perform our duty towards them?
Is it not true that our ego (identity) as doctor, lawyer, minister, and farmer make it possible to function smoothly; in complementarity and harmony in the society?
Is it not true that our identity is crucial for our commitment in our work, even though that implies getting pains or pleasures?
Ego per se; has its role; and as it keeps blossoming into true self; we begin to excel as daughter, wife, mother, father, doctor, lawyer, scientist, employer, leader etc; and also as a member of our family, village, region, nation, religion, and universe!
However; this cannot be experienced by mere communication, reading, discussion, conjecture, intellectual analysis or contemplation! Total Stress Management (the core of which is NAMASMARAN) can be experienced only through ongoing study, interaction, practice, and sharing on priority basis!
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