STRESS ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRACY: DR. SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

It is due to our own defects that we fail to appreciate that certain concepts such as elections and democracy are misused to black mail us and perpetuate injustice.

We fail to appreciate that dictatorship is certainly not a solution to individual and social stress; but democracy per se, leads to unabated meanness, pettiness and chaos; in absence of proactive measures in individual and global blossoming; through universally benevolent policies and plans such as holistic medicine, holistic education, holistic laws!

The barbaric forces; continue to thrive on unaccountability, irresponsibility, populist policies, and selfishness; leading to demotion of divinity promotion of pettiness and corruption.

Democracy becomes a license to voice and assert resentment, non acceptance, disgruntlement, disagreement, non cooperation, opposition and sabotaging of everything that comes in the way sectarian vested interests.

As a result of deification of elections and democracy; we (the voters and the candidates), have either developed an illusion or a superstition; that elections and democracy are panacea for the cure of the ubiquitous stress in individual and social life, or we pretend so; and promote, propagate and publicize these illusions and superstitions.

We have go to the root causes, dimensions and implications of stress; in individual, family, nations, world, in different walks of life, different age groups and different conditions such as pregnancy, delivery, diseases, handicaps, accidents, cyclones, earthquakes, epidemics, disasters, wars and religious persecutions.

This reveals to us; how the elections and democracy can be evolved for individual and global blossoming!

Thus; elections and democracy; together constitute; an ideological framework and mechanism; that tries to emulate the homeostatic mechanism in the body.

In homeostatic mechanisms of the body there is an ongoing connectivity and feed backs; from every cell in the body; to the governing centers; to ensure simultaneous wellbeing of the individual cells and the whole organism. If these function optimally, then the cells and the organism live healthily.

In democracy also; if all the inhabitants in a society are connected and interactive through feedback mechanisms; with the governing center/s; the well being of the individuals and the society; is ensured! To elections represent this connectivity and feedback operations with the controlling center or centers.

But, if there is no oxygen, then the homeostasis and the individual cells fail; and if the homeostasis and individual cells fail, then the feed back mechanisms also fail. The well being of the organism and the cells cannot be achieved unless oxygen is supplied promptly.

Today; we are short of oxygen of divinity. We are degenerating in pettiness. Therefore; the democratic mechanisms and electoral processes; representing social homeostasis and feedback mechanisms are also degenerating and collapsing. Hence; the individual and the social well being is in peril.

Through NAMASMARAN (the supply of oxygen); the controlling centers (the international leadership in different fields), the homoeostasis (democratic mechanisms), all the cells (individuals); and feedback mechanisms (elections) would be restored to health.

Even in individual life; through NAMASMARAN; we can elect the best amongst the millions of emotions and thoughts; arising every moment in our mind; and assert the best choice and enjoy intrapersonal democracy! This is exactly what ensures; healthy leadership, healthy democracy, healthy elections and healthy individuals.

Such evolution of elections and democracy (in our society and within ourselves) is implied in Total Stress Management i.e. individual and universal blossoming; i.e. holistic renaissance!