One of the best aspects of Total Stress Management; is to explore and nurture the child within us and thus; live buoyantly, bubblingly and ecstatically!

Why is this so? Isn’t it true that during childhood also there are pleasures and pains? Isn’t it true that there is STRESS during childhood also? What is the big advantage of exploring the child within us; and nurturing it? Even if the childhood appears charming and pleasant because of nostalgia; aren’t there problems also?

The answer to this brilliant question; is; we do not explore the child within us; for satisfying the nostalgia!

It is because the child is full of vigor, agility and flexibility and most importantly because of openness, imaginativeness, compliance and receptivity. It is because of the ability of the child to listen, think and believe in itself; that we explore the child as a part of Total Stress Management. It is because of the quality of the child to instantly outgrow the physical restrictions and limitations; and envision several possibilities; without cynicism and skepticism; and enjoy; the fantasies!

Fantasy is possibly the greatest tonic of soul! From time immemorial; literature and art has been vitalized by fantasy and this ability of the child is a great source of strength that directly springs from its soul; not yet thwarted by so called logic, reasoning and rationality (self imposed restriction of ego).

Fantasies are tonic to soul in more than one way! Fantasies make us humble about our frail physical and mundane capacities; and simultaneously imbibe us with power and hope; through accepting the possibilities (which go beyond the subjective rationality, reasoning and logic); and thus conquering the otherwise “impossible” difficulties or STRESS; and accomplishing the otherwise “impossible” tasks!

The soul of an individual (referred to as the child within) is indeed trapped in the restrictive limitations of the so called logical, reasonable and rational (subjective) thinking; and hence; the child within us; i.e. soul gets freed and breathes free; through fantasies and we begin to live vigorously and victoriously!

This is why; besides typical fantasies; the biographies of saints; full of miracles are read with utmost love, devotion and reverence; all over the world!

This is also why; billions of people belonging to different religions, cultures and faiths; accept NAMASMARAN without asking for any laboratory proofs and practice it; in one form or another; just because it is advocated by most of the saints and prophets!
This is also why; those who are shackled by the subjective framework of so called logic, reasoning and rationality; trapped in cynicism and skepticism; and are imprisoned in the jails of their restrictive intelligence; cannot; and do not; enjoy fantasies, biographies of saints and also; the freedom of practicing NAMASMARAN!

It is very true that one of the worst types of stress; is stress due to exploitation. Physical, sexual, emotional, intellectual, social, economic, political exploitation cause stress. But social and cultural aspects of exploitation (embodied in caste system) are hallmark of a unique kind of stress. This stress makes both; the exploiters as well as the exploited; infectiously and sickeningly stressed!

If we wish to conquer this stress, then we have to learn the root causes of why; and the ways of how; we get trapped in it!

Actually; we are never; “mere exploited” or “mere exploiters”. We harbor both; within us; simultaneously.

Actually; we harbor all of castes; simultaneously within us. In fact; dealing with castes separately; and trying to manage their stress is simplistic, superficial, ineffective and unjust to many; and counterproductive.

Physiologically; we have different control mechanisms, which control our thinking, feelings and our behavior. Thus we have prefrontal cortex, sensory, motor and association areas of cortex, limbic and autonomic nervous system, brain stem structures, spinal mechanisms; and neuroendocrine, endocrine, metabolic controls; in order of evolution.

Our perspective, thinking, feelings and behavior; in individual life and social life; are determined and characterized; by which of these control mechanisms is predominant in our life.

If we (our thinking, feeling and behavior) are predominantly governed by endocrine, metabolic and spinal mechanisms, then we are bound to have prevalence of all the stressors; such as exploitation, pettiness, jealousy, hatred, fanaticism, fascism, lust, cruelty, crudeness, intolerance, indifference, sectarianism, indiscriminate violence, treachery, betrayals, cheating, filth, diseases, and accidents. In other words we are bound to create hell for ourselves and others.

If we are predominantly governed by subcortical brain and neuroendocrine parts; then there would be material progress (increase in ideas, innovations, trade, industry, import, export, technology, crafts and arts, and military strength and so on) in individual and social life.

But this progressed is plagued by individualistic, selfish, competitive, restless, ambitious, subtly exploitative and subtly violent trends. The glamour, glitter, pomp and pride are multiplied without holistic and inclusive growth!

Hence; fragility, fickleness, impatience, pessimism, cynicism, suspicion, aloofness, irresponsibility, recklessness, belligerence, vagrancy, chaos, cacophony, separations, divorces; and subtle, silent, sophisticated, cunning and organized violence towards one’s own self and others; in individual and universal life are increased!

If we are governed by limbic and autonomic nervous system; then we have dictatorship, which may be socialistic, benevolent, disciplined with good amount law and order; but some restriction individual freedom. This would restrict individual blossoming and artistic and creative and holistic blossoming of an individual and the society.

Hence we need the predominance of the control of prefrontal and sensory-motor cortexes i.e. the control of conscience and enlightenment (said to possible through the practice of NAMASMARAN) in individual and social life; to conquer the stress of exploitation embodied in caste system.

This control embodies holistic perspective, thoughts, feelings, aspirations, conceptions, articulations and overall behavior; evident in holistic politics, holistic economics, holistic education, holistic health, holistic medicine, holistic agriculture, holistic industries, holistic trades, holistic banking, holistic art and literature and holistic sports conducive to individual and global blossoming!

If we see the undercurrents (presently not quite conspicuous) of this rapidly globalizing mega-process; of Total Stress Management or holistic renaissance; then we would ecstatically participate in it!

WHAT IS CORRUPTION
Corruption embodies; degradation of one’s perspective, thoughts, feelings and actions; being influenced by and influencing; the surroundings either consciously or subconsciously; and either knowingly or unknowingly!

Corrupt Perspective

Perspective is like the space of consciousness! Thus the normalcy of this “space” of consciousness i.e. perspective; is being universal! The degree of restriction of that “space of consciousness” i.e. perspective; determines the degree of the suffocation and throttling of consciousness, marking the beginning of stress and corruption!
Thus; the restriction of the space of consciousness (perspective) constitutes separation from nature, world, countries, religions, regions, provinces, sects, linguistic groups, castes, communities, creeds, sects and even our own family and from our true self and embodies corruption and stress!

This disease of corrupted perspective is subtle and hence not easily noticed. Since the medial systems today have not learnt to diagnose and treat the disease viz. “corruption of perspective”; they do not identify and treat this disease, which often inflicts the medical systems themselves!

Sectarian and corrupt perspective makes our thoughts, feelings and actions also increasingly mean, lonely, weak, inert, grumbling, intolerant, inconsiderate, resentful, vindictive and miserably selfish and pathogenic (many times concealed under deceptive glamour and glitter) for ourselves and the society!

The paradigms or premises; of the sectarian supremacy, racial superiority, financial expansionism, religious bigotry and fanaticism and so on (without concern for the well being of the entire world) constitutes corrupt perspective and highly infectious stress!

Corrupt Thinking

The holistic perspective or normal perspective as gets corrupted (diseased and degenerated) gradually becomes increasingly NARROW, sick and sectarian.
From this sick and sectarian soil of corrupt perspective, the sick and sectarian thinking germinates! Everything holistic gets degenerated into everything sick and sectarian! This is corrupt thinking and corrupt rationale; behind the coercive; international, national and local; laws, conventions, traditions, rules, pacts (formed without concern for well being of the entire world)!

Thus the racially discriminating constitutions, the legal discrimination on the basis of castes, legal yet unjust tax system/s to exploit certain section for the benefit of another section, the repressive laws against trade, shops and such commercial activities, the legalized destructive promotion of alcohol, the various laws and rules with respect to special economic zones and so on are examples of “corrupt thinking”! The present sectarian medical and education systems (conspicuously lacking in integration and productive domain respectively) are also glaring examples of corrupt thinking.

The so called corruption (embodying mere financial scams, bribing and even other corrupt activities) is actually crude and superficial symptom of the deeper disease viz. corrupt thinking, which in turn is the crude symptom of deeper disease viz. corrupt perspective!

Corrupt Emotions

The motivation behind the literature, art, media, movies, dramas, and advertisements and so on (serving the sectarian aims, petty objectives, and vested interests ingrained in the above intellectual themes; without concern for the welfare of people at large; or even at the cost of the welfare of people at large) constitute the corruption of emotions and instincts.

In our personal life; one such emotion, which we carry on from childhood; throughout life, is the craze for accolades, awards and honors!

In the course of time; awards accolades and honors become a means of profiteering in many ways apart from euphoria; for us!! They become a means of establishing upper hand, dominance, and sway of one kind or another; on the society. We enjoy this upper hand, dominance, power, which further inflate our ego and give arrogant happiness, which is not easily describable! But all of us have experienced this sense of addicting elation when our ego is boosted!

Corrupt Actions

The actual laws, literature, art forms, media campaigns, movements, and such every activity in different fields; either organized or unorganized (without concern for the welfare of the world; or at the cost of the world) constitutes the corrupt actions.

In personal life; we manipulate to get “prestigious” awards, bribe to get “accolades” and use every irregular means to get “honors”!

Isn’t it true that the degree of our petty greed and our mean addictions like these; in various fields (apart from helplessness and meekness born out of dire needs); determines the extent of financial and other varieties of corruption in our society irrespective of where we live in the world?

Considering the universal expanse of the corruption and the STRESS associated with it; from the brief discussion above, it should be clear how corruption and stress are really ubiquitous i.e. not only outside but inside us as well!!

The roots of the corruption thrive from the faulty perspective, followed by corrupt thoughts, emotions and actions.

ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION
Corruption probably cannot be eradicated, as it is human weakness. Theoretically; even if it is eradicated today completely; it is going to resurge; through the new generation.

But it can certainly be brought down to “least troublesome” level. For this; we need to rectify, repair, restore, regenerate, rejuvenate and effectively blossom the ROOTS of global perspective and global conscience; maximally! For this; we have to break open the throttling shackles, restricting the space of our consciousness and minimize the corruption of our perspective, thinking, feelings and actions!

This can be done if we study the scope and potential of NAMASMARAN as is done in Total Stress Management; and practice and propagate it as a common minimum program for blossoming of an individual and the mankind.

Is this not happening at all?
It is happening.
Actually; many theists practicing, promoting and propagating NAMASMARAN as well as the many atheists not practicing NAMASMARAN; do NOT have this perspective. Hence they may appear opposed to this idea. But actually; their actions; though piecemeal in approach; are complementary and hence contribute to Total Stress Management. For example; they provide the fervor, motivation and driving force; and analytical, operational and technological capability respectively! Of course; they often do this unknowingly and are unaware of the fact that they are serving the cosmic plan!
But this is far from being enough.

For an effective ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION; we have to take note of the qualities; by virtue of which corrupt people; have been proving victorious over HOLISTIC RENAISSANCE, SUPERLIVING i.e. Total Stress Management!

The qualities of the corrupt people are many! Some of these qualities are; leadership, clarity, focus, seriousness, courage, commitment, lack of inhibition and preparedness to face any consequences for their action, patience, shrewdness and planning. They have no weakness in terms of compromising with goal! They do not pardon anybody going astray.
They are ready to take any risk and stake not only their own, but their family’s life in their goal.
If we introspect honestly; then we would certainly admit; at least to ourselves; that we lack many of these qualities. We lack clarity, focus, seriousness, courage, commitment, lack of inhibition and preparedness to face any consequences for our action. Further; we lack patience, shrewdness and planning. We keep compromising with our goal! While they do not pardon anybody going astray from their goal we not only pardon, but actually leak the feet of our friends going away from our goal of “action against corruption”!!
We are NOT ready to take any risk and stake nothing! Forget about life, we are NOT ready to give any time, energy or money for; what we call as our goal viz. ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
If we study and propagate the concept of Total Stress Management i.e. holistic renaissance or superliving (the core of which is NAMASMARAN) to merely 10 persons in a day only once; then in 10 days it would go across the whole mankind as a weapon for the action against corruption; as follows.
• 1x10=10
• 10x10=100
• 100x10=1000
• 1000x10=10000
• 10000x10=100000
• 100000x10=1000000
• 1000000x10=10000000
• 10000000x10=100000000
• 100000000x10=1000000000
• 1000000000x10=10000000000
But this is what can happen if we wish. In any case; Total Stress Management i.e. holistic renaissance or superliving (the core of which is NAMASMARAN); whatever be the semantics; is writing on wall. It is an incoming thing irrespective of our wish and will!! It is our fortune and privilege; if we understand and participate in it!

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