NAMA, NAMASMARAN AND TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT (PART 20) DR SHRINIWAS J. KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, from what I understand, for you; NAMASMARAN is a core of Total Stress Management. For you it is a way and a hallmark of global welfare in a tangible way. But how can you reconcile the views, which treat it as a means of salvation, liberation, moksha, self realization and/or immortality and it has nothing to do with politics? How can you reconcile with the views, which maintain; that it is not only useless; but actually counterproductive to study and ponder over holistic perspective, policies, plans and programs for universal welfare? How can you reconcile with the view that the global welfare has nothing to do with individual spiritual progress and/or self realization?

Teacher: The pinnacle or the culmination of the path of truth or spiritualism; is the realization of immortality full of bliss. This is called SACCHIDANANDA. This is self realization. This is NIRVANA or MUKTI or MOKSHA. This is the same as merging with NAMA. This is the highest pedestal! The whole world is aspiring for this; knowingly or unknowingly! This is the final destination, the supreme abode!
It is true that this state is beyond everything. It is the center of universe. It is the controlling center of universal consciousness. It is supreme. It has nothing to do with politics; because it is the source of enlightened politics; embodying holistic perspective, policies, plans, programs and their implementation in every field of life; for individual and universal blossoming! It is the source of the best in everything; art, science, literature, music and so on!
Obviously descending from this state; to politics is not only useless; but actually counterproductive. Descending from this state; to study and ponder over holistic perspective, policies, plans and programs for universal welfare; is useless and counterproductive. Being the very source of individual and universal blossoming; it has nothing to do with various protocols; just as the root has nothing to do with the functions of branches, leaves and flowers!
However; this is an exalted state!
Most of us are oblivious about it. Only some of us have just heard or read about it. Only few of these some; have mere glimpses of it. Fewer from these few; have transient experiences of it. Fewer still; from the fewer; have strong convictions about it. But hardly anyone; almost none has attained it!
Hence; it is erroneous and/or preposterous to hold that spiritual quest has nothing to do with politics! It is wrong to consider; that it is not only useless; but actually counterproductive to study and ponder over holistic perspective, policies, plans and programs for universal welfare; and that; the global welfare has nothing to do with individual spiritual progress and/or self realization.
Politics (not the partisan politics, or power politics) and the holistic concepts are essential and inevitable steps; though not necessarily uniform, specific and explicit; in the process of self realization. They embody SWADHARMA.
In absence of these steps i.e. SWADHARMA; we land up being in fool’s paradise; even as we continue to get stunted in terms of instincts, emotions, thoughts and perspective.
As a result; as we have discussed earlier; we degenerate into hypocrisy or helplessness, ubiquitously evident inside us; and all around.
We, who claim to be spiritual; if continue to lack holistic perspective, then our education, health, agriculture, industry, economics and politics; continue to be sectarian, divisive and exploitative stressors.
Our life thus becomes an unending mirage, full of so called spiritualism; while all the evils inside and outside; continue to flourish unabated!

Student: Sir, I think this perspective has the potential to reunite atheists, theists or materialists and spiritualists; and to empower the practitioner of NAMASMARAN, with SWADHARMA, which is its backbone!

Teacher: Actually this happens inside! The atheism and theism, materialism and spiritualism and SWADHAMRA and NAMASMARAN unite or actually we realize their unity inside us! It manifests in the society!
NAMASMARAN enlightens us to be holistic. It enables us to reconnect reason and emotions, materialism and spiritualism, atheism and theism, individualism and socialism and all such dualities; and thereby re-enkindle the universe with realization of unity and harmony. It helps us to victoriously tread the path of TRUTH and complete the journey of reality through the essential steps and stages. It thus; ensures the holistic renaissance.
It is true that NAMASMARAN ultimately takes us to the highest pedestal. It is said so, by many seers, including my guru, Shri Brahmachaitanya Maharaj Gondavalekar.
But in absence of SATPRERANA, SADVICHAR, SADBHAVANA, SADICCHHAA, SATPRAVRUTTI, SADVASANA,SATSANKALP, SATSHAKTI, SATKARMA and SADACHAR (Desires, instincts, emotions, inspirations, motivations, thoughts, plans, programs, policies, strategies and their implementation; leading to individual and global blossoming); waiting for salvation; is like a child expecting Ph D, without studying in a school and college. We would live far more healthily and happily, if in the process of practicing NAMASMARAN; we pass (neither avoid, nor fail) through these stages.