STRESS

AND OUR

EXISTENCE

DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR
 One of the types of stress that can be easily experienced; is
when we start aging and experience encounters with death
and witness the deaths of many of our contemporaries or
even younger friends and/or family members. Through such
experiences; one question that begins to create turmoil; is
about our own existence! It is difficult to articulate the
turmoil about our existence, but it shakes us from inside
out.

Usually we try to avoid this turmoil because we find it

impossible to get answers. In stead; we reassure, console
and boost ourselves; with our physical attributes such as
normal medical reports, our normal physical capacity, our
powers, our children and our other possessions.

But somewhere deep inside; we keep getting the nagging,

eroding and stressful hunch of our mortality; in spite our
efforts to convince ourselves of our “immortality”.

How can we overcome this stress?

To overcome this stress we have to understand the meaning

and our experience of the existence. The meaning of the
word existence is not simple. If we consider the existence of
a pencil, and that of fire then we would realize that the
 nature of existence of the two is quite different. Similarly
the existences of LASER rays, X rays, space, time, feelings,
thoughts, consciousness, dreams; are very different from
one another. The physical characteristics and laws
governing them are different.

Through this understanding we begin to appreciate that our

true self is different from the ever changing and perishable
and hence mortal or dying objects. Our true self is beyond
three dimensions, space and time. We begin to appreciate
that our true self or traditionally referred to as God, is
immortal, omniscient and omnipotent as repeatedly
reiterated in Bhagavad Gita. This is the beginning of the
knowledge of true self.

Whether we are theists or atheists i.e. believers and

nonbelievers; respectively; we to begin with; have the
opportunity and golden chance to appreciate our immortal
self or God; as propounded, SEEN and experienced by the
seers; and begin to conquer the stress of death and losing
our world!

However; after appreciation of the immortal nature of our

true self or God; the long and difficult road to; true self
(God) realization (Total Stress Management); begins and we
 can tread it successfully through NAMASMARAN as
advised by the seers for centuries.

But, what is NAMASMARAN?

Namasmaran usually embodies; remembering the name
of God, Guru, great souls; such as prophets and
whatever is considered as holy e.g. planets and stars. It is
remembered silently, loudly, along with music, dance,
along with breathing, in group or alone. Further,
NAMASMARAN is either counted by some means such
as fingers, rosary (called SMARANI or JAPAMALA), or
electronic counter; or practiced without counting. The
traditions vary from region to region and from religion
to religion.

However the universal principle underlying

NAMASMARAN is to reorient our physiological and
social being; with our true self and establish and
strengthen the bond between; our physiological and
social being; with our true self; and finally reunification
or merger with our true self!

Since individual consciousness is the culmination of every

activity in life; and NAMASMARAN the pinnacle of or
culmination of individual consciousness;
 NAMASMARAN is actually opening the final common
pathway to objective or cosmic consciousness; so that
individual consciousness in every possible activity gets
funneled into or unified with Him (our true self)!

Thus NAMASMARAN is in fact the YOGA of YOGA in

the sense that it is the culmination of consciousness
associated with every possible procedure and technique
in the yoga that we are familiar with. It is the
YOGA of YOGA because it is the culmination of
consciousness associated with all the activities in the
universe, which it encompasses as well! It is YOGA of
YOGA because everybody in the world irrespective of
his/her tradition and the beliefs; would eventually,
ultimately and naturally reach it; in the process of
liberation. Even so called non believers also would not
“miss” the “benefit of NAMASMARAN as they may
remember true self through one symbol or another”!

Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA it is

meditation of meditation also! This is because the natural
and ultimate climax of every form of meditation; is
remembering true self or merging with cosmic
consciousness effortlessly!
 These facts however have to be realized with persistent
practice of NAMSMARAN and not blindly believed or
blindly disbelieved with casual approach!

In short NAMSMARAN is super-bounty of cosmic

consciousness for every individual to realize it (cosmic
consciousness)! This is truly a super-bounty because a
person, who experiences it, rises above mercenary,
commercial and even professional and charity planes and
manifest super- transactions in his or her life!

These are just few observations to give rough idea about

what is NAMASMARAN. NAMASMARAN is an ocean
of bliss. Its true meaning is beyond description in words
and has to b experienced, not by one or few person
sporadically; but most preferably, by billions!

The last point is; NAMASMARAN would certainly

enlighten, empower and enable some people; out of those
billions practicing NAMASMARAN; to evolve, guide and
consolidate the global conscience and thereby manifest
global unity and harmony and justice, through globally
benevolent proper policies!

References:
 Namasmaran: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Sahasranetra: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Holistic Medicine: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Stress: Understanding and Management: Dr. Shriniwas
Kashalikar
Conceptual Stress: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar

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DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR