WHAT IS NAMASMARAN? DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Apparently; NAMASMARAN (JAAP, JAP, JIKRA, SIMARAN, SUMIRAN, remembering true self); 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 TASABI, SMARANI or JAPAMALA), or electronic counter; or practiced without counting. The traditions vary from region to region, religion to religion and tradition to tradition.

The essence is however; the same; to get our physiological and social being; reoriented and reunified; with our true self. It is the pinnacle or culmination of every individual activity and consciousness; and a final common pathway; to objective or cosmic consciousness. It is the YOGA of YOGA; as it is the culmination; of every possible procedure and technique in the hathayoga and in fact; all the activities in the universe; irrespective of traditions, beliefs; including "non believers" (as they may "remember true self" in different way/s). NAMASMARAN (remembering true self or merging with cosmic consciousness); is a meditation of meditation also; because the climax of every form of meditation!

In short NAMASMARAN is a 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 petty, sectarian, mercenary, commercial planes and manifests super- transactions in his or her life! Its true and universal benevolence (should not be blindly believed or blindly disbelieved with casual approach); would manifest through its practice by the world; through evolution and consolidation of global conscience!