FEAST AND PRASAD ____ DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Thursday, 22nd March 2012
Feasts and parties; involve giving or receiving food, with or without various paraphernalia. They quench hunger and thirst and satisfy taste buds, besides giving pleasure of socialization and entertainment. But usually; these are associated with superiority complex, inferiority complexes; hollow euphoria, deceptive glamour and false glitter; usually followed by emptiness and depression!
What is PRASAD?
When an individual spends his life in the process of self realization and self expression; he becomes one with the core of universe and catalyzes the same process in millions of others; throughout his life and even after leaving his/her body; through centuries.
The place where the particular saint or yogi spends his life becomes a place of pilgrimage. The pilgrims get empowered in the process of self realization and self expression by going to these places.
We find in India; thousands of places of pilgrimage; where a saint, yogi, rishi, maharshi or a mahatma etc has spent life; in the process of self realization and self expression. These places of pilgrimage have one feature in common viz. the distribution PRASAD at subsidized price or free of cost.
The food; that is cooked to offer the particular saint or yogi (cosmic consciousness) is PRASAD. Such food is in a way; “charged” with the benevolence of the saint to catalyze the process of self realization and self expression i.e. individual and universal blossoming!
This is why; thousands of us; consider themselves fortunate and privileged in participation of making such prasad available to pilgrims and in eating it themselves! Thus thousands of people participate in various activities; involved in distribution of PRASAD such as funding, cleaning, cooking, serving and also cleaning the vessels!
One such place of pilgrimage is Gondavale; in Maan taluka of Satara district; in Maharashtra state in India. Thousands of visitors whether tourists or devotees; are served PRASAD; in the form of freshly prepared cow butter with sugar, breakfast, lunch and dinner; every day; without charging any money what so ever.
Can we globalize the culture of self realization through NAMASMARAN and distribution of PRASAD? The world needs it. But more than that; we need it for ourselves. We need it for our own satisfaction of creating a healthy environment around ourselves; and our generations to come.
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STRESS OF ILLNESS -- DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Thursday, 1st March 2012
How to overcome the stress of diseases?
During our medical student days we read and learned extensively about the symptoms, signs, investigations and treatment of various diseases. We also learned about prevention of diseases. We read slogans like “health for all by 2000” and so on.
But we continue to observe diseases, debility and disability.
In fact; due to the information explosion, we read and see dreadful aspects of diseases and become miserably concerned stressed about physical health.
Our stress is further intensified by contradictory information and health tips given in print and electronic media! We are often agonized by questions such as “Why did I get this disease, even when I never did such and such a thing?” or we become guilt ridden by thoughts such as; “Why did I do that thing and got into this trouble?”
However, this information is fragmentary, biased or deliberately twisted and does not reflect the truth in true sense! Actually life is too vast. Apart from the much dreaded diabetes and heart diseases; there are several problems such as congenital diseases, infectious diseases, handicaps, accidents, natural disasters and personal/social evils/crises resulting from sectarian perspective, policies, plans and programs.
In short, our stress due to the superficial and deceptive information; further compounded by our tubular vision that jeopardizes our ability conquer the problems and we go on mismanaging it!
But let us not despair!
Actually, we have immeasurable and infinite storehouse of vitality inside us, which is not described or highlighted in media and this immense storehouse of globally benevolent potential within us escapes our own attention also; and we assume ourselves to be fickle, frail and fragile.
The best way to overcome the stress of diseases; therefore; is to realize this globally benevolent eternal light within us; and begin to express it to the best of our capacity. The diseases will come and go. But we would never be shattered.
How to realize and express this innate and universally beneficial power?
The answer is; NAMASMARAN!
We have to practice NAMASMARAN; and further; propagate its universal benevolence; which enables and empowers everyone; to live symbiotically and triumphantly; in any given field and in any given circumstance.
References:
1. Stress: Understanding and Management; Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
2. Namasmaran; Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
3. Smiling Sun; Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
4. Conceptual Stress; Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
5. New Study of Bhagavad Geeta; Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
6. Holistic Medicine; Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
7. Holistic Health; Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
8. Namasmaran (Marathi); Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
9. Tanavmukti (Marathi); Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar (Assistance Dr. Suhas Mhetre)
10. Bhovara (Marathi); Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
11. Sahasranetra (Comprehension of Vishnusahasranam; Marathi); Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
12. Thakawa Ghalwa (Marathi); Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
13. Tanavmuktisathi Upayukta Lekh (Marathi); Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
14. SUPERLIVING; Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
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IMMORTALITY AND HOLISTIC RENAISSANCE -DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Thursday, 16th February 2012
The final culmination of all philosophical, scientific, artistic and other endeavors such as penance; is the realization of immortality.
In turn; this process of realization of immortality is inseparably associated with universal benevolence that is reflected in literature, paintings, music, discoveries, gallantry etc.
In today’s era of globalization; the process of realization of immortality is translated into HOLISTIC RENAISSANCE (Development of perspective, policies, plans, programs and their implementation for individual and global blossoming) i.e. TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT, in which, all the prejudices in divisions; such as spiritual, material, theist, atheist, superstitious, rationalist; ideological, religious, racial etc; go on dissolving.
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TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT {DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR}
Posted by on Wednesday, 17th August 2011
Total Stress Management (total well being, holistic health, superliving or holistic renaissance) includes holistic perspective, policymaking, programs and their implementation; according to one’s spontaneous fervor and capacity.
Some of us argue that we (and others) undergo stress because of our past deeds (poorva-sanchit or prarabdha) and hence we should accept stress as God’s desire and be happy. This logic is applied to the social evils as well! They ask; “Can we be happy even if all the material pleasures are granted? Are not all the material pleasures useless in terms of giving total fulfillment of life? What is the use of pursuing material pleasures? Is not the body that enjoys it also temporary? Are we not unhappy merely because of our ego or the state of our mind? What is the use of Total Stress Management; when all is vanity? Isn’t the world UNCHANGED; even when so many people toiled for its improvement in the past? Aren’t such efforts useless and futile? What is the use of such efforts; if we have to leave everything; when we die?
As there are different constitutions of people; it is natural that many of us are not able to study, think, work and grow out of their shells. They live within the ambit of their personal limitations and their individual physical, instinctual, emotional and intellectual needs. They do not participate in Total Stress Management. Unknowingly or knowingly; they become either the victims or the causes of STRESS; even as they continue to be well meaning, polite, gentle, good, charitable, innocent, honest etc.
For some of us, Total Stress Management (total well being, holistic health, superliving or holistic renaissance) is an essential and holistic expression of the empowerment and enlightenment of NAMASMARAN in personal, family, occupational and social life. For them; it is like oxygen. Just as they breathe oxygen without any expectations and questions; they participate in Total Stress Management unconditionally.
Interestingly; even people practicing, promoting and propagating NAMASMARAN and the conscientious atheists also; without this perspective; actually subserve Total Stress Management (total well being, holistic health, superliving or holistic renaissance); although unknowingly! Overall; they provide the fervor, motivation and driving force; and analytical, operational and technological capability respectively.
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THREE ASSUMPTIONS __ DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Posted by on Monday, 15th August 2011
Three of our many assumptions are; 1) rationality has to be abandoned in the path of seeking of truth; often called spiritual path 2) spiritual quest has nothing to do with; holistic education, health, agriculture, industry, politics etc. and 3) Pursuing the holistic perspective, policies, plans, programs for universal blossoming (welfare) has nothing to do with individual blossoming (welfare).
This has lead to most of us; feel proud in being totally and blindly dedicated and/or devoted to a particular cult. We take pride in aggrandizing the leader of our cult coupled with scathing criticism of other cults! We feel great; to believe and spread our beliefs rabidly. This colossal waste goes on eroding the society perpetually! Since we do not think rationally; we do not grow and stupidly or gullibly indulge in charity that nurtures our condescending attitude and inflates our ego; and parasitism and helplessness of the beneficiaries; without providing rational and holistic solutions to the problems in different fields of life.
Since our spiritual quest does not embody education, health, agriculture, industry, economics, politics etc; our life is split into two compartments; one that we preach and the other that we practice; because our education, health, agriculture, industry, economics, politics; etc. spiritual element (being holistic and globally benevolent) and our spiritual preachings lack realistic and pragmatic solutions to various problems in these fields. We who claim to be spiritual continue to lack holistic perspective. Hence our education, health, agriculture, industry, economics and politics continues to be sectarian, divisive and exploitative.
Because we feel; that pursuing the holistic perspective, policies, plans, programs for universal blossoming (welfare) has nothing to do with spiritual growth; we are determined to avoid political activities to evolve and implement globally benevolent perspective, policies, plans, programs, laws, conventions etc; because of confusing (such politics, which is integral part of holistic life) with; partisan politics serving vested interests.
Our life thus becomes an unending mirage, full of self deception; hypocrisy and boastful exhibition of our so called gullibility, humility, faith etc; while all the evils inside and outside; continue to flourish unabated!
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