STRESS AND ASSERTION: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

The fact that restriction; on breathing, sleep, drinking, eating, defecation, urination etc; causes severe STRESS; is obvious.

But most of us do not recognize the STRESS caused by the restriction on assertion of conscience, our inner voice or the prompting of our soul. Rather than others; more often; we ourselves are responsible for this!

It is not that we do not like to assert our conscience; but we are unable to listen to our inner voice; amidst the cacophony of the bombardment of our sensations, instincts, feelings and thoughts! In fact we are stupefied by all these!

There must be some method to enable ourselves; to listen to our inner voice and empower ourselves; to assert it.

There is such method. The great seers and spiritual leaders of the world; have given it to the world; and is in vogue for millennia! It has been a part of majority of the world religions also. It is called NAMASMARAN (JAP, JAAP, JIKRA, SUMIRAN, SIMARAN; which embody remembering the name of God; implying our true self.
However it is essential to recognize its universal benevolence; its role in awakening us to our conscience, its role in overcoming our subjectivity, whims and fancies; and if we stop trivializing the NAMASMARAN for acquiring personal gains; then we won’t be diffident and lethargic; to share its importance and thereby assert our conscience and successfully manage the stress!