STRESS, HONESTY AND HYPOCRISY: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

One of the causes of STRESS is lack of adequate and satisfactory communication.

Even as the world has come closer through technology; most of us; are suffering from the STRESS of lack of adequate and/or satisfactory communication.

Why could this be so? Why in spite of internet, mobile phones, video conferencing and speedy transport facilities, we still get this sort of STRESS?

If we carefully study; then we find that we are in situation where there is; “water; water everywhere; but no water to drink!” In other words; it is not the lack of coming together and meeting physically, or connecting of people through the internet, cell phones etc; and talking; but it is our inability to communicate heart to heart; that is causing STRESS!

Since we are trapped and engrossed in the values of chasing the mirage of individual pursuits, such as power, money, fame, glamour, glitter and so on; we have forgotten our own conscience! We are unable to reach our own subconscious and unconscious stratums.

In fact; we have knowingly or unknowingly; deserted our innate core and stopped communicating with our selves! As a result; we are unable to listen to our “own” inner voice and know, understand and feel our own “selves”! We do not know our own innate aspirations, our desires, and our urges.

Whenever we are disturbed by the STRESS of being lonely or dejected and miss communication; we frantically try to communicate! But our communication remains restricted to issues irrelevant to our soul; and hence does not satisfy us!

We give vent to our feelings; but only after filtering them through the doubts about acceptability, fear of condemnation, apprehension about fall in our own evaluation, shyness to accept our basal aspects publicly; and ignorance about intricate activities going on in our body tissues and cells!

In addition there are filters of our limitations of the knowledge of language and the inherent limitations of the language itself; to express the objective truth!

This makes us dishonest; though most of the people may not call us so; and we also may not think so! We are ignorant and oblivious about our dishonesty!

This is not restricted to our talk. It applies to writing even more. The question; “Can we express truth or interact heart to heart?” does not arise if we are writing reports, news, fiction, research papers etc! Because, these things are fairly clear. These things deal with facts. They may be true or false.

But, this is not so when we are engaged in vague, ambiguous, philosophical questions and answers; regarding abstract ideas and exploring our innate and objective perceptions. Hence this question arises more often; after writing for years; on what we presume to be “Absolute Truth” and “discover to be otherwise”! This is because; after repeatedly trying to catch the “Absolute Truth from deep within us” in words; we experience that whatever is written by us; becomes merely relative and subjective perceptions; and not absolute “Truth”!

It is obvious that we are not lying or cheating; knowingly, intentionally or deliberately. In fact; there is a genuine feeling that we are expressing “Absolute Truth” from our conscience. This is why we are frequently adamant and insistent about our opinions; beliefs, dogmas and superstitions, which we think are “Absolute Truth”. This often makes us; obstinate, inconsiderate and even fanatic.

If we carefully think; then it becomes clear; that most of the times what we write is limited by “characteristic limitations of our brain, the number of synapses, the synaptic connections, synaptic interactions, neuro-hormones, hormones and autonomic nervous system and environment inside and outside. Even apparently remote facts in space and time influence our perceptions and our articulations.

Hence most of our writing is discrepant from Absolute or Objective Truth! It is away from reality. It is relatively superficial and peripheral; even if it appears to us; to be full of intense, deepest and egalitarian emotions; and judgments!

Our limitations and our shackling idiosyncrasies, whims, fancies and ego; can manifest; even if we are honest in our day to day functioning also; and make a lot of difference (positive or negative) to the people if we are in a decision making position; such as political, spiritual, and economic leaders; opinion makers and judges!

When we are trapped in the confusion, uncertainty and dilemma of what we expect from ourselves; and what we actually feel and do; we are STRESSED! This is the STERSS of being hypocrite. We try frantically and in vain; to overcome such STRESS by “assuming actually to be” “what we think; we should be” rather than being what we are!

When we get “pulled” between; “what others should think or believe us to be” and “what we believe we are”; we get stressed! This is because “we are not what we believe to be” and we can not know and determine “what people think; should think or believe us to be”!

We try to manage such stress by hiding things which we think people would not approve; and show, exhibit and advertise things, which we think people would appreciate! This hypocrisy results from fear of defamation, shame, insults, dejection, punishment etc!

Often we condemn others for being hypocrites!

But actually; most of us are hypocrites. This is because we do not understand ourselves and we do not understand whether others understand us not! Actually it is impossible to “know” “ourselves” and of course; “otherselves”!
The “self” of every one of us is beyond intellectual definition and concrete and constant identity. It is not even possible to know in their entirety our own and others’ perceptions, feelings, instincts and needs; because they are not too subtle and rapidly changing!

It is true that we like to come together. It is also true that coming together, staying together and working together are all part of life. Coming together and celebrating has a lot of morale boosting capacity. Hence there are festivals and get-togethers, which play a vital role in society. Coming together also involves a variety of joint projects and missions.

But our self created obstacles determined by our values; come in the way of our honest heart to heart communication; and cause the STRESS!

These obstacles are independent of technology; and cannot be overcome by technology. The technology is like the wiring and the bulbs; and the obstacles in communication; are like defects in the “powerhouse”! Mere additions and/or corrections of wiring and bulbs; cannot be curative!

Let us understand that this is exactly why; frequent chat, gossip, flattery, accolades, fame, popularity, celebrations, festivities and other awards and rewards; though elevate the mood; do not reach the soul.

Let us interact with our innate core; and the innate core of the others; and conquer the STRESS of the lack of adequate, satisfactory, heart to heart and honest communication! This is definitely possible; through; NAMASMARAN; which taught by immortal gurus and which is like oxygen; that enlivens, integrates and blossoms us from within by rectifying the “powerhouse”! This is true networking!

We may not accept all this or believe in it; but verify it through our own experience.

STRESS, AND REVOLUTION: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

The degree of evolution in individual and social life determines the expression of life in different physical actions, skills, sexual interactions, poetic perceptions and expressions, scientific and technological development, artistic feats, thinking and formulation of ideology, leadership and decision making, administrative and legal frameworks and so on!

According to the evolution at different stages of development in individual and social life; the meaning of various concepts such as “god”, “freedom”, “revolution” also change.

This why; at earlier stages of development; individual pursuits, activities and social struggles, revolve around preying for survival, procreation, perpetuation of species, rearing of offspring, conquering another tribe, establishing autocratic rule, establishing intellectual technological, economic, social and political supremacy, establishing religious supremacy and so on.

Conversely they (the individual pursuits, activities and social struggles); may revolve around defending one’s individual life, one’s tribe, economy, culture, religion and people in general. They may also revolve around annihilation of exploitation, arousing mass consciousness, arousing social commitment, establishing equality of opportunity, uniting and reestablishing a particular religion and so on.

The methodologies may include right from guerilla and open bloody wars; to public education, public awakening, non-cooperation and various other modalities of protests.

As we evolve further; through NAMASMARAN; as taught by the immortal gurus; we rise above the subjectivity and evolve holistic perspective, policies, plans, programs and implementation in all the fields of life, so that the individuals and people in turn, “enter” into the immortal center of the cosmic consciousness, or the trans-temporal light that enlightens and invigorates everything!

This whole process may be called; conscious evolutionary transformation, Total Stress Management, Superliving, Holistic renaissance, Spiritual renaissance, Samashti yoga, Cosmic enlightenment or Cosmic yoga.

STRESS AND MANIACAL TENDENCIES: DR. SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

Every morning you wake up with some desire; and also desire to do something (although vague). This excitement when gets flared up indiscriminately and becomes excessive and unreasonable and coercive and violent; gets commonly branded as MANIACAL TENDENCY. Pathologically severer forms of mania manifest far more dangerously! Many times there is undue restlessness. Your own quiet and peaceful existence appears to be passive, redundant and useless! This agitates you!

One simple and non-drug method is to introspect and find out how reasonable and how important your desires are. This would preclude many desires, which are unreasonable and not important to you. Secondly; find out how much you are likely to harm others; in fulfilling your desires.

But even if the restlessness is severe; and does not allow you to introspect; do not worry. NAMASMARAN has helped many people with such problems; irrespective of their beliefs and non-beliefs! It is most likely to avert many disasters; apart from those caused by maniacal tendencies; in your life too!

It is always good to consult a psychiatrist and/or clinical psychologist or counselor; in psychological disturbances. But it is even better and mutually beneficial; to share with them as well; the precious scope, potentials and experience of NAMASMARAN.

MY PROBLEM: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

There is always a struggle probably within every person, who can feel and think about “what is” and “what should be” or “what should have been”!

This is born out of the tussle between the prevalent sensory input and its interpretation; and the prevalent subjective feeling of wants, deficiencies or demands of the individual.

Not merely a common man is restless because of wants and unfulfilled desires, but even if you are a leader in some intellectual and philosophical field, you are restless and hence intolerant about “what should be”!

This is “my problem”! Is it not a universal problem?

How much ever I am brain washed, I can not be noble hearted. I can not be generous. I can not be selfless.

Being “better” is not as simple and as instant as “merely changing clothes or washing make up”! Whenever I seem to have “improved”, I come across a situation that bares open my meanness. “My problem” is difficulty in voluntarily blossoming and becoming buoyant, generous, loving and benevolent to all; and overcoming; “what should have been”!

You can punish me, torture me or kill me but cannot transform me into unprejudiced and innocent individual.

Can you?

You can force me to pay tax but can not motivate me to be selfless! You can emotionally coax me or black mail me; to donate but cannot inspire me to voluntarily stop exploiting! You can force me to behave in a gentle manner. But you can not erase the sexual, infatuative, and other bizarre ideas, whims and fancies from my mind!

Can you?

For me to blossom, you have to blossom yourself. You have to create an environment of a holistic perspective of globally beneficial policies, plans, laws, rules, regulations, conventions and fashions, which in turn catalyze my blossoming.

Can you do it?

You would admit; if you are frank; that you cannot!

That is because “my problem” is “your problem” also!

Hence, let us be considerate to everyone; including ourselves.

But can we be so?

Even this is not possible! This is not possible by voluntary efforts and/or authoritative and apparently intellectual rhetoric; in sectarian and mean ambience, in and out.

The immortal gurus say; that this is be possible; through universal practice of NAMASMARAN. It makes us tolerant, and honest. But strips off our gullibility and stupidity and makes us wise! It imparts accuracy to concepts and expressions. We become more fulfilled as it gives globally beneficial dimension to every activity of ours.

STRESS AND DHARMA: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

One of the major causes of STRESS; is the religious persecutions and forcible conversions. The wounds of the religious oppression have still been bleeding in many places; and their marks and scars are too obvious to go ignored; in several places and people. Religious fundamentalism and fanaticism (like other versions of fanaticism); are indiscriminately violent, destructive and also suicidal!

If we understand the meaning of DHARMA; then we would understand it its potentials to evolve; individual freedom into self realization; and democracy into global blossoming!

DHARMA means a principle that holds the universe together. It has two aspects. One is conceptual and the other is practical. These complement each other.

The conceptual aspect; embodies is intellectual study and mental work such as meditation, NAMASMARAN etc; and practical aspect; embodies codes of conduct; evolved over thousands of years by consensus. They are aimed at individual and global blossoming. In Hindu or SANATANA DHARMA these are called SHRUTI and SMRUTI; respectively.

As a part of Total Stress Management; we have to understand; that DHARMA is not a religion. The word religion is derived from the root; religare, which means to bind human beings in an organization. DARMA is derived from “Dharayati”, “Dharanat”, which means; to support and implies principles connecting and coordinating the universe including different religions, regions; and for the welfare of all the inmates of the universe!

Everything we do to connect with the truth; right from the birth to death, in every season, through out 24 hours and in any corner of the world is DHARMA. DHARMA is everywhere; be that a house, a hospital, a laboratory, a school, a college, a university, a court, an industry, a farm, a gymnasium; or wherever there is a search and a pursuit of truth through any activity by any individual!

In fact; the art, literature, music, dance; and everything we do; either contributes to; our being connected with truth (DHARMA); or being disconnected from truth (ADHARMA).

SATVA GUNA propels people to yearn for understanding and realizing the DHARMA and deal every problem in a holistic fashion. Holistic vision brings about blossoming of all activities; into DHARMA i.e. the supreme experience of the innate universal unity and harmony, by inmates of the universe.

The RAJOGUNA leads to lopsided, analytical and reductionist thinking bereft of holistic perspective. This thinking; leads to a kind of animosity between; the theist, atheist, spiritual, material; and different ideologies and different religions. The thinking is in one way, feeling in another way and yearning through passions in yet another way! This is precisely the cause of chaos in the global and individual life.

The TAMOGUNA and RAJOGUNA, lead to delusion, superstitions, fanaticism, obstinacy, fundamentalism, hatred, contempt, prejudice and lopsided, analytical and reductionist thinking bereft of holistic perspective; respectively; and make it difficult to understand this concept of and potential of DHARMA. This leads to a kind of animosity between theist, atheist, spiritual, material and other ideologies and different religions.

TAMOGUNA and RAJOGUNA and their typical outlook and (harmful) actions; are presumably due to disintegration and in-coordination between; right and left cerebral hemispheres; between higher and lower centers in the brain, between central, autonomic, neuroendocrine and endocrine systems; and metabolism, and between intellectual conviction, emotional appreciation and instinctual fervor! This leads to; thinking in one way, feeling in another way and passionately craving in yet another way!



TAMOGUNA leads to prevalence of dark forces of fanaticism, bigotry, lethargy, adamancy, indiscriminate hatred, malice, viciousness; and coercive, cruel and indiscriminate violence to impose their opinions, whims, fancies; under guise of religion, philosophy or ideology; on others!

Preponderance of RAJO GUNA and TAMO GUNA promote the ADHARMA. This is precisely one of the major STRESSORS in the world; in the individual and global life.

The immortal gurus say that; NAMASMARAN, i.e. JAAP, JAP, KIKRA i.e. remembering one’s true self; lets us identify and gradually blossom at individual and global levels; and experience the innate universal unity and harmony; and conquer the ADHARMA. One may; if one chooses to; grab the golden chance; and verify this statement.