A HOLISTIC PRESCRIPTION: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

As we go on evolving; we begin to appreciate that a doctor�s prescription has to be aimed at healing; the body, instincts, emotions, motivations, thoughts, vision and behavior of an individual; and also the society.

This is because; just as the health of an individual affects the health of society; the vice versa is also true. Not only the international, national, regional and local policies, plans and programs in health care (which obviously influence the health of an individual); but also; those in different fields; such as education, agriculture, industry; influence the health of an individual.

Hence ideally; the prescription should include guidelines; about the preventive and curative measures; to the patient who himself may be a doctor or a policy maker in health care or other fields.

However; all the details of such guidelines cannot be expected from the treating doctor, who is trained merely in a particular field of medicine such as Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Ayurveda or Allopathy.

In such a situation; there has to be a �key instruction� that can �inspire� the appropriate guidelines in the patient, who may be a policy maker of; education, practice, research, production and marketing; in health care; and those in other fields).

The essential core of such key instruction has to be; its potential to �free� any individual; from subjective and sectarian perspective, thinking, policy making, planning and behavior; and empower him or her; to be objective and holistic and conceive the appropriate preventive and curative measures.

After decades of extensive study, research and experimentation for such a �key instruction�, which would be common to all prescriptions and making them holistic; I found one to my satisfaction with the grace of my Guru. This �key instruction�, which is upheld by my Guru throughout His life; is nothing else; but the traditional, simple, inexpensive and universally practicable practice of NAMASMARAN (JIKRA, JAAP, JAP, SIMARAN, SUMIRAN or remembering God�s name i.e. one's true self)!

NAMASMARAN rectifies our physical needs, passions, feelings, motivations, thoughts; and vision (perspective) and thus rectifies our behavior. This in turn leads to a continuous development of holistic health, which means; prosperity and profundity in individual and social life i.e. individual and global blossoming.

However; NAMASMARAN is not a pill or a tincture; and does not produce any tangible results! It is an invisible and intangible process of reaching and rejuvenating our connection with the seed (NAMA); of the tree (our individual and universal existence); and flowering and fruiting (the individual and universal blossoming).

I am away from holistic health. But like any ailing doctor; I too can prescribe this �key instruction� to the doctors, parents, teachers, leaders; (to add in their prescriptions) and make their prescriptions; to their patients, children, students and followers; respectively; holistic! In fact; being able to pass on this �key instruction�; is the greatest blessing and bounty!