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May25
A Gateway to Weight Loss?
Judging from those hoaky commercials, some products will transform you from a jellyfish into a superhero in a jiffy. But what about the mantra we�re hearing that aggressive weight loss is hopeless, because it results in rebound weight gain? Our brain�s reward centers, our hormones, and our psyches simply can�t resist the evolutionary forces unleashed by artificial famine conditions, they say.
Some research is telling us that people can lose weight fast and that this speedy start bodes well for sustained improvement: More weight loss, and no more rebound than slower dieters that lose less weight. This has been a recurring outcome, even recently. Posts online make the claim more boldly than the researchers. A look past the headlines tells us a more nuanced story.
In a study by Nackers and colleagues, three groups were identified: fast, medium, and slow. The fast group lost more weigh up front, and kept it off just as successfully as the other groups. But this does not mean that an aggressive calory restriction diet is the answer. Here are some points to consider.
The fast group did not consume a drastically lower number of calories than the slow one (1,366.4 vs 1,486.8).
The fast group did not lose a drastic amount of weight, compared to the slow group (13.5 vs. 5.1 kg). Yes, it�s more than double, but it�s over six months.
We should ask what distinguished the slow group from the rest. The slow group attended less meetings, exercised less, and ate more calories. Were they more stressed? Was there a higher rate of depression? Where there other conditions that made them less active? Something was going on. Since the slow group was not as successful at maintaining weight loss, it�s a good guess that the conditions continued throughout the study period. The fast group was 5.1 times more likely to have maintained at least a 10% weight loss at 18 months than the slow group.
There are countless factors that might interfere. One is ADD. There is speculation that people with ADD have higher rates of obesity because their reward system is especially in need of a dopamine fix, and because of less consistent self-discipline. Medication appears to remedy this for many folks.
If there�s a take away, it seems that it would be for us to ask ourselves what might keep us from fully participating in a weight loss program. Those factors are probably the gateway to significant, sustained weight loss.


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May24
STRESS AND STRAY DOGS: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
STRESS AND STRAY DOGS: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

When we see the dogs wandering on roads we react according to our mood and our past experience. But usually we develop a mixed feeling of pity, sympathy, disgust and irritation. This causes consciously perceived or unconscious STRESS.

When we exude with sympathy; as we often do; we feed the stray dogs and feel ennobled like an egalitarian hero in Hindi movies! But we seem oblivious or callous (like villains in Hindi movies) to the menace of these dogs in terms of their untimely barking, yelling, their urination and defecation, their attack on unprotected children and their horrifying and often fatal bites.

Is it not true that we may be allowed to pamper our ego by feeding the stray dogs in public places; only if we take the responsibility of and prevent their nuisance to others?

Is it not true that as policy makers, judges and administrators; we should decide the fate of stray dogs; by weighing; the sentiments, whims, fancies and idiosyncrasies; against the public safety at large?


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May24
STRESS AND SPIRITUALISM: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
STRESS AND SPIRITUALISM: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Even if we are prone to get dragged by the beast within us, and make life miserable for ourselves and the others, we still have potentials to blossom together; and they can be manifested!

Even as we are individuals and hence fallible; and make mistakes; we still have freedom to make efforts to be objective and accurate.

Even as we have limitations to our capacities, and are unable to achieve miraculous feats, we have freedom to make choices in terms of actions; from the options in front of us.

Let us understand that India is not merely a geographic portion of the earth. She is not merely the rivers and mountains or castles and palaces! She is neither the riches nor the poverty of people.

India is the incessant ongoing search of truth and ambrosia of Truth that manifests from time to time throughout the millennia!

The seers; known and unknown to he documented history have manifested omniscient, eternal and omnipotent ambrosia of truth; the true spirit of India! let us imbibe and share it with the world happily and thankfully; for ever; through NAMASMARAN!

In view of this spirit; even if it is true that the most of the options available to us as solutions; are depressing, degenerating, deteriorative, disastrous and destructive, we still have freedom to blossom; through NAMASMARAN and make benevolent options available for ourselves, the people of the world and the subsequent generations.

This is exactly why I am writing this. I am convinced that; even as we are shackled in casual, petty, superficial, piecemeal and ad hoc approach on a variety of problems causing stress (and mismanage the stress); we still can develop holistic approach and work for individual and global blossoming and overcome stress! Some of the examples of how we can do this; in brief; (as the details are described in many books and articles; of mine and others); are as follows.

Thus;
For health problems; our solution is; more hospital buildings, more gadgets and more equipments.

Actually we need a thrust on study, practice and training of Holistic health and Holistic medicine. For example training in NAMASMARAN, byhearting hymns from different languages, learning about the medicinal uses of common foods and herbs, yoga, pranayama etc.

For the lack of education; our solution is licensing more institutions and greater use of learning aids and stationary.

Actually we must emphasize on Holistic Education (One which includes development and training in spiritual and productive domains in addition to cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains)

For unemployment and beggars on the road; our solution is payment to unemployed people and anti�begging law.

Actually we require to eradicate; with priority; the causes of unemployment such as policies, which destroy the self employment and small scale and home industries (e.g. excessive production of water coolers, air conditioners, auto rickshaws etc) and restrictions on traditional jobs (such as pot making, cane work, circus and others).

For traffic jam our solution is; building more flyover bridges.

Actually we need to reinforce the public transport system and curb the production and import of private cars and two wheelers, besides taking adequate measures to reduce the movement of people from villages to cities.

It is true that stern actions must be taken against rule and law breakers. Discipline must be enforced. Condition of roads must be improved. But these steps have their limitations and can not be heavily depended on. In fact corruption, cutting of trees, congestion, chaos and crimes can multiply, besides pollution.

For suicides of farmers; our solution is subsidy package.

Actually the solution is; to resort to empower the farmers and reorient them from market oriented harvests to what can be called soil friendly and health friendly harvests. The farmers have to be reoriented to the traditional wisdom of culture, agriculture and organic farming. They have to be reminded of; the use of neem, cow urine, cow dung etc. What is required; in addition; is making; water and electricity available with topmost priority. The ban on slaughter of animals would go a long way in improving the farmers� conditions.

For price rise; our solution is import.

The actual solution is; to ban all deceptive, aggressive and imposing advertisements, which create artificial demands leading to wasteful and luxurious economic (apparently pleasurable but effectively poisonous) activity in a small section of the society; leading to price rise; at the cost of the rest. For example; cold drinks, ice creams, fast foods, bars, restaurants, five star hotels, wines, alcoholic drinks, cosmetics and other luxuries are thriving but the vast majority is deprived of basic needs. In fact; the policy of production of and �marketing� for few, has to be reversed to; production and �exchange�; for the vast majority.

For socioeconomic backwardness; our solution is reservation policy.

Actually we require �productive and earn and learn� kind of education for all; so that unproductive unemployed and needy population would become empowered, productive, self sufficient and dignified in every way.

For the growing injustice and crimes; our solution is increasing the number of laws and police.

Actually we require simple and honest laws drafted in peoples� language and understandable to people so as to discipline the people for their growth; and simultaneously remove all the laws, which were created to suppress and exploit the people by the previous alien rulers. We require policies by which the traditional and ethnic art, sports, cuisine, remedies and skills are NOT ALLOWED to be suppressed by the tactics of the exploitative and individualistic marketing culture. In fact in the interest of everyone, the concept of individual and global blossoming; which we call SUPERLIVING or Total Stress Management has to be universalized; to overcome the globally disastrous individualistic, exploitative globalization!

For so called �lack of progress�; our solution is more foreign investment.

Actually; we must define progress in terms of holistic health and restructure our policies in every field such as health care, agriculture, industry etc rather than stooping and surrendering to the culture of pettiness, glamour and glitter.

For shortage of electricity; our solution is load shedding.

Actually we are required to shift our priorities from �appeasing the exploitative and luxurious few�; to the �welfare of all�, by stern energy saving measures; coupled with development of pollution free, low cost, low investment alternative energy sources.

For road accidents; our solution is compulsion of helmets.

Actually the number of private vehicles on the road has to be reduced, the number of public vehicles has to be increased, the weekly offs have to be different and the working hours also have to be different so that most people do not travel at the same time. Moreover, the on campus or nearby residence has to be insisted as and when feasible. Most importantly, holistic education and rejuvenation of traditional jobs must be ensured so that the helpless and forced movement of people to the cities and the inhuman crowding of cities can be reduced.

For shortage of fuel; our solution is; generalized sermons to common people (who in no way consume fuel) to reduce fuel consumption.

Actually the fuel needs can be reduced if public transport in improved and the bicycles are promoted. There has to be shift of policies from development of airports; to the improvement in public transport and the infrastructure in the villages, such as solar energy, wind mills, gobar gas and such many, food storage etc.

We can cite hundreds of examples to show how we; by NOT going to the roots of the problems; work brilliantly and artistically but in a superficial and petty manner, with individualistic, fragmented, sectarian and divisive perspective, in misguided direction of increasing stress! Hence our work is rendered ineffective and/or counterproductive! Further our talents are drained in extremely selfish and cheap entertainment options such as gambling, drinking, casinos, prostitution etc.

All the solutions provided can possibly be modified, or refined in terms of details, because, they are not the solutions provided by experts from those fields. But they surely indicate the most essential core or the crux of the solutions. There could be many more holistic solutions also. All these can be cooperatively and complementarily implemented universally; if the third eye of cosmic consciousness is opened through the ways of self development; such as NAMASMARAN.


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May24
GLORY OF FAILURE: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
GLORY OF FAILURE: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

The example of �glory of failure� in Total Stress Management can be described with respect to the successes; as follows.
The first step of success is; recognizing the stress of mortal life. This very recognition is simultaneously; painful, igniting and motivating. It triggers the expedition of stress management. This is associated with greater stress or challenge to manage the stress which is universal! The ignorant ones or the callous ones may not suffer from this.
We fail to be selfish and careerist. We fail to be rich; if assessed with materialistic yardsticks! Even our simple requirements may not be fulfilled. Moreover; as we are preoccupied in the expedition of understanding the challenge of stress i.e. injustice, sorrow and maladies of life; we fail to be indifferent to enjoy the celebrations and festivities. This isolates us from family, friends and society also; to a great extent.
But in this failure lies to the glory of being more keenly engaged in solving the problem stress; that plagues us along with millions.

The second step to success is; getting the holistic solutions.
But this is not at all easy. It is inevitably associated with internal devastating turmoil and hence failure to be involved in piecemeal solutions and sectarian curriculums and day to day work; to one�s own satisfaction! But as a result of this failure; we can make glorious contributions in evolving holistic perspective, policies, plans and programs and their implementation.

The third step to success is; crystallizing and applying i.e. treading the path of Total Stress Management and articulating and sharing the details of the sojourn; with others.
This is associated with failure to match the popular demands and hence met with commercial financial failure. But the glory of this failure is in terms of going through the ordeal of being true to our core. This honesty sharpens our perceptions and keeps us free from commercial considerations and entanglement; and multiplies the accuracy, potentials and scope of our solutions.
This accuracy is also because; as a result of commercial failure; we are not bloated with pride. This prevents us from being trapped in deceptive, hollow and vain glamour, glitter and temptations, which prejudice our perspective, thoughts, feelings and actions.
The fourth step to success is to happily accept the result; as the solutions have their own scope and limitations.
Accepting the �not so glamorous result� is difficult. But even if we succeed in this; it is usually associated with the apprehension of being passive and defeatist. This is on the background of aggressive and imposing behavior of sectarian forces. Thus the failure to be overconfident and aggressive; keeps us out of the limelight. But the glory of this failure is that we are out of rat race and our ego goes on melting.
We begin to appreciate that merely �not being arrogant and proud� is not enough! Still greater accuracy is needed! We begin to understand that even the attachment and commitment to �our� ideological perceptions and convictions can throttle our freedom. We begin to appreciate the paramount role of NAMASMARAN in further overcoming the subjectivity/ego.
The fifth step of success is; surrendering the endeavors, which we thought as �ours� to the �source� from where they spring.
This kind of surrender is like death. But even if we succeed in this; we usually fail to project ourselves with so called style and flamboyance. We fail to carry the facades of greatness. We fail to impose our leadership through self aggrandizement. This is as painful as publicly stripping ourselves! The stripping of ego; makes us feel empty and low. But this failure has the glory of being free from every burden and shackling. Being free of ego; is a unique experience of being naturally connected with others by a sublime bond of love.
The sixth step to the success; is to return to immortal source of the solutions and be immortal!!!
This is obviously not easy. But as we begin to succeed in this; we begin to get glimpses of immortality and feel like being in convalescence! This leads to failure in being practical and abandon the activities of �financial security�! The glory of this failure however; is �the stepwise return to NAMA, BRAHMA or SACCHIDANANDA i.e. GURU; through NAMASMARAN; at the cost of otherwise worthless mortal life.


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May23
Stem Cells: Myhts and Facts
"STEM CELL MYTH" ABOUT NEUROLOGICAL TREATMENTS: PLEASE STOP MISGUIDING PATIENTS

STEM CELL THERAPY IS NOT YET SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN SAFE OR BENEFITIAL, NOR RECOMMENDED FOR ANY NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. YET HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS ARE BEING TREATED WITH THIS FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, NEUROTRAUMA, PARKINSONS DISEASE ETC ETC.

ICMR SAYS:

9.3 Use of stem cells for therapeutic purposes 9.3.1 As of date, there is no approved indication for stem cell therapy as a part of routine medical practice, other than Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT). Accordingly all stem cell therapy other than BMT (for accepted indications) shall be treated as experimental. It should be conducted only as clinical trial after approval of the IC-SCR/IEC and DCGI (for marketable products). All experimental trials shall be registered with the NAC-SCR.

http://icmr.nic.in/stem_cell_guidelines.pdf




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May23
STRESS AND SHRI SHAILAM: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
STRESS AND SHRI SHAILAM: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

When we are trained in mere rote, mechanistic, reductionist and lopsided logical thinking and learning; without evolving internally; we fail to appreciate the importance of the activity, places and phenomenon of pilgrimage.

We hate, ridicule, humiliate or at best tolerate or consider the pilgrimage sympathetically. Sometimes by virtue of our socio-economic perspective; we offer trivial explanations which undermine the sublime and pivotal role of pilgrimage.

Once some one asked a sage; �What is the meaning of DHARMA?�

The sage replied; �Whatever elevates (evolves) you is DHARMA�!

The places of pilgrimage are the conduits to self realization. These are the places wherefrom we collect the vitality and vigor to ascend to our true SELF.

Hence pilgrimage has to be given maximum importance in terms of making them easily accessible, improving the transport facilities, making their historical and spiritual importance known to the visitors, and maintaining and promoting their cleanliness, habitability and sanctity.

Pilgrimages are centers of civilization and must be treated as such. Let us understand that pilgrimages are pivotal to our holistic health, total stress management, simultaneous blossoming of one and all; and not meant for expecting mere trivial gains.

Shri Shailam gives enchanting and unforgettable experience of inner blossoming that cannot possibly be articulated. But one cannot resist the temptation to recommend others to visit this really divine place and try to attend the ARATI in the early morning.

NAMASMARAN is the ultimate means for everyone irrespective of age, sex, occupation, race, religion, caste, nationality etc; to realize the true self. But when and if possible and feasible; it is worth visiting Shri Shailam.


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May22
STRESS AND HOLIDAYS: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
STRESS AND HOLIDAYS: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Any and every obstacle that obstructs the respiratory passage can cause strangling, breathlessness, suffocation, asphyxia and death; if not promptly and skillfully removed. This is very true for the holidays and casual leaves in India.

The �paid holidays� and �casual leaves� in India are like respiratory obstructions! We �enjoy� these holidays and leaves; by misuse of tax payers� money and/or persuasively or coercively extracted donations and extortions.

Holidays and casual leaves in India implicitly imply; that we have right and privilege or obligation to shirk daily responsibility. This policy of �holidays and leaves� is an overtly populist; and subtly and covertly implies contempt towards the work or schools. Our enjoyment being diagonally opposed to our work, we are bound to favor and promote unaccountability, irresponsibility, excuses, escapism, frustration, disgruntlement in the work and studies.

Naturally the insincerity in work and studies is expressed; in absenteeism, indiscipline, copying, bogus students, teachers and so on.
Why don�t we learn to enjoy holidays at our own cost; i.e. by taking �without pay leaves�? Why should we not; irrespective of our caste, religion, region, culture and so on; �enjoy our duties� rather than getting addicted to �irresponsibly and shamelessly enjoying� holidays at the cost of others?

Most of us would agree to this in principle; but probably would argue that unsafe and hectic commuting, excessive traveling time, exertion, exhaustion, poor working conditions, disheartening and discouraging unfairness, unaccountability, and lack incentives; destroy all the initiative and enthusiasm to be fair and sincere; and hence enjoy the holidays and casual leaves in any way they become available!

However; we have to realize that; all these problems have to be solved, but by other means! The �holidays and casual leaves� are; NO solution!

It is hypothesized that; through NAMASMARAN we (decision and policy makers, administrators and workers in different grades) and can learn to �enjoy our duties and be fair�, and enjoy �holidays and casual leaves� more creatively and constructively at our own cost; i.e. �without pay�!

This hypothesis can�t probably be verified convincingly enough and tangibly enough; by just casual and passive practice of NAMASMARAN.

We need to appreciate and globalize the fact that practice of NAMASMARAN embodies not merely the enlightenment but its expression in every field of life; and thereby; bring about conquest of inner and outer evils; and individual and global blossoming.


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May22
STRESS AND NAMASMARAN : DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
STRESS AND NAMASMARAN : DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

STRESS is common and ubiquitous and hence the Total Stress Management, which is a golden chance and opportunity to blossom together, must also become �common� or �ubiquitous�; i.e. accessible and available to every one; in every nook and corner of the world.

Now; we have to see why and how; NAMASMARAN is a core of Total Stress Management, or why and how Total Stress Management is actually a byproduct of NAMASMARAN!

Let us begin with our experience that when we are agitated; by our physical needs, passions, emotions, thoughts and ideas, and feel restless to satisfy them!

But some of us simultaneously get agitated by the plight of people! The plight of people enthralls, wakes up, and inspires us to bring about change (revolution) so as to eradicate these plights. This leads to intellectual and emotional turmoils and motivation and mobilization in several ways. Thus we may read, study, participate in struggles, philanthropic activities and so on. The social circumstances however; appear dark and annoying. The change, the revolution appears to be the only purpose of life, even as the exact program of action and/or blue print of the revolution; are obscure.

The frenzy of all these complex feelings are so much, that any proponent of God or NAMASMARAN appear as �unconcerned about peoples� true needs, unbothered about real issues such as poverty and injustice; and hence antisocial, hypocrite, parasitic or at best; stupid or gullible�!

The restlessness within; is so much that it propels us to search for instant solutions and impatiently! It compels us towards addressing every problem that appears in the news papers or on TV, apart from those in our own personal life.

As a result, we get engrossed in relevant physical service, philanthropy, active participation in sociopolitical struggles, emotional expression in poetry, intellectual analysis, discussions, public speeches, writing articles and books etc. These appear to be the methods of self assertion and solution to the problems!

Most importantly; withdrawal from such activities is suffocating, unbearable and killing!
Namasmaran appears to be a despicable escapism from such �very useful and urgent� activities. As regards it social importance, it appears to be actually counterproductive. It appears to paralyze us; who are facing problems; and make us parasitic and paranoid! It appears to make us dependent and helpless. It appears to discourage, distract and dissuade us from accepting the challenges of life in personal and social life and facing them victoriously!

The fervor of our mind never gets calmed by the advice and idea of NAMASMARAN, though many a times we appreciate the honesty and selflessness of the individuals advocating it.

One important experience however begins to turn us towards NAMASMARAN.

Which is this experience?

The experience of endlessness of human grief, malady, disease, tribulations, problems and the agonies and helplessness; which together; constitute STRESS! We begin to realize that all our activities are not nonsense; but they are piecemeal and ad hoc. They are not holistic. They are not radical. They at best provide temporary, symptomatic or palliative relief.

Second realization that propels us to NAMASMARAN; is the universal nature of NAMASMARAN!

By virtue of being free of every possible prejudice and devoid of every possible kind of intellectual, emotional, social, cultural and other impositions it is truly universal and NOT sectarian. It NEVER interferes with the tradition, custom or belief systems of any body. In fact it reorients us to our own selves! It provides profound empowerment and reenkindles our potential to blossom together! It revitalizes and rejuvenates every kind of person from any age, religion, ideology, theism, atheism and all possible socioeconomic and other differences.

Simultaneously if we read various arguments regarding NAMASMARAN in books such as the biography of Shri Brahmachaitanya Gondavlekar Maharaj, by Prof. K.V. Belsare; coupled with our experiences with a variety of activities of service and social struggle for justice; we begin to get convinced that NAMASMARAN can evolve and transform our perspective, vision, intellectual framework, emotions and instincts; and evolve us to conceptualize the Total Stress Management by blossoming us into objective or cosmic consciousness.

We begin to realize that; if this happens in every walk of life; then it could usher in; individual and global blossoming, by actualizing revolution with truly holistic contents i.e. globally benevolent perspective and policies!

We generally feel like sharing our perspective with others; and hence may write books on NAMASMARAN, VISHNUSAHASRANAM, GEETA etc., publish them, try to sell or distribute them, and/or spread the message of NAMASMARAN with our perspective; as far and wide; and in as many ways; as we can!

But at this juncture we have to address some arguments against NAMASMARAN as well!

1. NAMASMARAN does not seem to do anything, if compared to for instance; scientific research or socio-political manipulations! It does not seem to work and produce results; even comparable to those produced by relatively simple agricultural activities or other handicrafts! On this back ground; what is the basis to prove that NAMASMARAN can lead to global blossoming?
There is no basis; excepting inner conviction! We have to practice and verify. There is nobody else who can provide the proof! In short we are privileged to practice and experience ourselves and not depend on anybody else for the proof! We are honored to have the freedom of NOT having to believe in anybody!

2. If we say that NAMASMARAN evolves us into objective or cosmic consciousness or imparts global perspective, then the argument is, �Can you prove the cause and effect relationship?�

The answer obviously is �No�! We can not prove that NAMASMARAN evolves us into objective or cosmic consciousness or imparts global perspective! Even if we provide the whole concept of Total Stress Management or holistic perspective; one could always argue that this concept has nothing to do with NAMASMARAN! Hence here also there is freedom of not having to believe!


3. At some point; we realize that our opinions were not changed through �our will�, but were changed due to the influence of factors beyond our comprehension constituting the �field�, cosmic consciousness or God that encompasses and influences not merely �us� but everything; including the people in the universe! Hence; whether people in the world would get associated with NAMASMARAN and evolve into cosmic consciousness; would also be determined by the same �field�!
What is the proof for existence of such a field?

Obviously; we have no proof that a field exists and influences us! Because even if it exists and influences; we can not show the cause and effect relationship of such influences on our life and hence we can not provide any proof for such blossoming (which may be �our mission or vision�)!

There is again freedom to practice and experience and no burden or getting shackled into intellectual framework made by some one else! There is no compulsion to get drowned in the some body else�s� words but freedom to soar in the realm beyond words!

4. Another argument is; NAMASMARAN has no influence on individual or social life; practicing NAMASMARAN is wastage of time! One may feel that NAMASMARAN has benevolent role, because of erroneously attributing the good changes in him or her to NAMASMARAN! Actually it could be the other way round; that is; good changes in him or her; have lead to him or her to develop interest in NAMASMARAN!

This argument is because of inability to �see� anything tangible and rather the addiction to believe in a thing; only if it is tangible! It can not therefore be refuted. It can only be satisfied if the questioner exercises his or her freedom to blossom his or her capacity to �see�!

None of the questioners; amongst us; has to slavishly believe that NAMASMARAN can influence the social life, because the blossoming is irresistibly omnipresent impossible to be turned blind eye to; amongst and around the practitioners of NAMASMARAN.

If we have doubt about whether NAMASMARAN blossoms us into cosmic consciousness, or cosmic consciousness absorbs into NAMASMARAN; or cosmic consciousness some how is related to NAMASMARAN; or whether NAMASMARAN has anything to do with cosmic consciousness; then also there is freedom to blossom and experience rather than condemned to get buried in the sterile semantics!

All in all, practice of NAMASMARAN and the experience associated with it; are innate and beyond linguistic comprehension and communication; though the glimpses of its supremacy can be described. We have freedom NOT to believe in NAMASMARAN; and provisionally accept, study, experiment out and experience!

It appears however, that soon; the individuals and the societies of world; would get freedom from the conflicts generated from fulfillment or otherwise; of their physical needs, instincts, feelings, arguments, flights of imaginations, infatuations and restlessness, and get the privilege of being associated with NAMASMARAN, objective bliss, cosmic consciousness, globally beneficial perspective, policies and their implementation; irrespective of the nature of cause and effect relationship (which also incidentally; is a product of human intellectual framework!)!

5. What is the sense in the claim that there is active peace in NAMASMARAN; as suggested by some? What is �Active Peace�? What is so great about it?

The �Active Peace� is a concept to suggest desireless (absence of subjective desire) desire i.e. objective desire. This is a stage in life reached through NAMASMARAN. It can not be and need not be arbitrarily imposed on oneself, because, even as it is pleasant to those who achieve it; it is not usually imaginable and hence agreeable to us; who are engrossed in sensual pleasures.

In fact we find it quite dreadful to be �freed� from these �pleasures�! This is a kind of �fear of loss�! We become miserable even with the thought of such �dreaded freedom�! However if we think keenly, then we can (in the course of NAMASMARAN) imagine how sublime and towering is this stage, why it is acclaimed in books like Bhagavad Gita; and why knowingly or unknowingly; we all tend to move towards it.

6. Is it not true that NAMASMARAN has nothing to offer in material terms?

It is true that NAMASMARAN does not ensure any concrete material gains as such. But NAMASMARAN actually �converts� us from our �seeker� status into a �master� status! We become masters of our petty selves! In fact this is the hallmark of progress in any culture; anywhere in the world.

However; what sort of conversion we undergo; what sort of masters we become; has no tangibility. Hang delivered a child and having become mother; need not be proved to others; or need not be proved by getting certified from others. The mother knows it more than anyone else! It is her privilege! Hence this change within us through NAMASMARAN is accessible to experience and not dependent for its validation on any words and proofs!


7. Why is NAMASMARAN ridiculed by many of us?

NAMASMARAN binds us in �something� non sensuous; and due to our immaturity; appears to force us away from our likes and dislikes i.e. our ego. Since this is painful; we ridicule it as foolish, escapist, nihilistic, nonsense and erratic activity.

8. Is it not true that NAMASMARAN is a kind of paranoid behavior or slavish behavior?

Initially; NAMASMARAN gives us the feeling of submission, prostration, defeat, surrender, prostration by negation of ourselves. But actually this negation is of ego, and victory of our true self. But since we do not realize this initially, we feel that this is an unpleasant and discomforting paranoid activity, which is not true.

9. What is the use of practicing NAMASMARAN right from childhood?

If we practice NAMASMARAN right from childhood even without much understanding; this subconscious learning experience remains in our subconscious and is pivotal in setting us free from our lower self. Because of NAMASMARAN we become oriented to our higher selves and keep blossoming! We become relatively far more patient and persistent in the process of Total Stress Management and overcome intense impulses (arising from our ego or lower self) to give up NAMASMARAN! Thus we overcome or conquer the STRESS resulting from the conflicts between lower and higher self. This is why we should practice of NAMASMARAN right from childhood. We call it japa, jaap, jikra etc.

10. Is there any reason to believe that the world would unite and blossom?

No. There is no reason to believe in anything. There is no reason to disbelieve; or waver and vacillate either!

It is however a golden opportunity and privilege to practice NAMASMARAN and be free to �see� the world re-exploring the hitherto imperceptible unity and blossoming together!! This is analogous to appropriate linking of the bogies of a train; or assembly of various parts of a car; or even connection of various types of cells in a body!

It must be clear by now to all of us; that the STRESS can be managed temporarily and symptomatically by shopping, shower, swimming, skating, skiing, singing, slimming and such other ways; which serve as adjuvant measures.

Moreover; it must also be clear that we have the greatest bounty; in form of studying and practicing Total Stress Management and NAMASMARAN; embodying holistic perspective, policies, plans, programs, implementation and administration; at all levels; and realizing individual and global blossoming; inside and outside!

This is how NAMASMARAN is an inevitable and inseparable core of Total Stress Management, or in fact; Total Stress Management is a byproduct of NAMASMARAN!

Let us understand NAMASMARAN in some more details and from different angles.

Namasmaran 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 SMARANI or JAPAMALA), or electronic counter; or practiced without counting. The traditions vary from region to region and from religion to religion.

However the universal principle underlying
NAMASMARAN is to reorient our physiological and social being; with our true self and establish and strengthen the bond between; our physiological and social being; with our true self; and finally reunification or merger with our true self!

Since individual consciousness is the culmination of every activity in life; and NAMASMARAN the pinnacle of or culmination of individual consciousness; NAMASMARAN is actually opening the final common pathway to objective or cosmic consciousness; so that individual consciousness in every possible activity gets funneled into or unified with Him (our true self)!

Thus NAMASMARAN is in fact the YOGA of YOGA in the sense that it is the culmination of consciousness associated with every possible procedure and technique in the yoga that we are familiar with. It is the
YOGA of YOGA because it is the culmination of consciousness associated with all the activities in the universe, which it encompasses as well! It is YOGA of YOGA because everybody in the world irrespective of his/her tradition and the beliefs; would eventually, ultimately and naturally reach it; in the process of liberation. Even so called non believers also would not �miss� the �benefit of NAMASMARAN as they may remember true self through one symbol or another�!

Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA it is meditation of meditation also! This is because the natural and ultimate climax of every form of meditation; is remembering true self or merging with cosmic consciousness effortlessly!

These facts however have to be realized with persistent practice of NAMSMARAN and not blindly believed or blindly disbelieved with casual approach!

In short NAMSMARAN is 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 mercenary, commercial and even professional and charity planes and manifest super- transactions in his or her life!

These are just few observations to give rough idea about what is NAMASMARAN. NAMASMARAN is an ocean of bliss. Its true meaning is beyond description in words and has to b experienced, not by one or few persons sporadically; but most preferably, by billions!

The culmination of NAMASMARAN is ANUSANDHAN, which is a state of ultimate freedom; or being connected with true self; through the name of God as inspired by the Guru (NAMASMARAN); in traditional practice. ANUSANDHAN is beyond all subjective considerations and pursuits; and has benevolent effect of facilitating ANUSANDHAN; on the entire universe!

NAMASMARAN would certainly enlighten, empower and enable some people; out of those billions practicing NAMASMARAN; to evolve, guide and consolidate; the global conscience and empower the global perspective, policies, plans and programs; and thereby usher in global unity, harmony and justice.

We should not merely believe, disbelieve, imagine, conjecture, or theorize casually; about what is written here; and should not develop presumptions, prejudices, liking, acceptance, respect, disliking, rejection; and should not go into uncertainty, dilemma, indecision, wavering, and vacillations! In stead; we should; though provisionally; accept and actually study and practice Total Stress Management and NAMASMARAN; and verify.


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May22
STRESS DELUSION AND CONFLICTS: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
STRESS DELUSION AND CONFLICTS: DR. SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

We are taught to stand, walk, jump, run, talk, read, write and many such skills! But we are not inspired and guided to know and be ourselves! In fact we don�t even seem to realize that such inspiration and guidance; is even needed!

This statement may appear strange; but if we ponder over it; a bit seriously; then we would be convinced about it.

As a result we live; reflexly, superficially and casually; in accordance with the stimuli impinging and interacting with our sense organs, endocrine glands, autonomic nervous system and central nervous system; from environment inside and outside our body! This amounts to being in the imprisonment of our subjective and individualistic realm; with ever increasing dissatisfaction and not living in the state of freedom of being ourselves.

Since we are not trained to yearn and be ourselves; the process of decent and shackling in our pettiness continues.
Our petty choices compete with and continue to sabotage our sublime urges springing from the depths our being; and drag us to into perennial and infectious abyss.

This kind of life full of delusions about our true identity; dragging and drowning us in those petty delusions; is the root cause of stress, anarchy, chaos, degeneration and decay in individual and global life; in the form of inappropriate perspective, policies and actions; at individual and global levels.

These delusions that our physical senses, endocrine glands, autonomic nervous system and central nervous system inputs are ETERNAL (mere thought of loss of these causes depression, fear and misery); are not usually discussed in psychology, sociology, politics and stress management etc.

In absence of Total Stress Management; all the piecemeal and superficial efforts towards; globalization, development, progress, advancement, modernization, health care, charity and stress management; are bound to fail, in blossoming us and the universe!

Total Stress Management, the core of which is NAMASMARAN; embodies; knowing and being our true selves; and expressing ourselves in perspective, policy making, planning, execution and administration at all levels! This ensures; moment to moment contentment and fulfillment to our innate core i.e. our true self.


But what is NAMASMARAN?

Namasmaran 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 SMARANI or JAPAMALA), or electronic counter; or practiced without counting. The traditions vary from region to region and from religion to religion.

However the universal principle underlying
NAMASMARAN is to reorient our physiological and social being with; our true self and establish and strengthen the bond between; our physiological and social being; with our true self; and finally reunification or merger with actually being; our true self!

Since individual consciousness is the culmination of every activity in life; and NAMASMARAN the pinnacle of or culmination of individual consciousness; NAMASMARAN is actually opening the final common pathway to objective or cosmic consciousness; so that individual consciousness in every possible activity gets funneled into or unified with He (our true SELF)!

Thus NAMASMARAN is in fact the YOGA of YOGA in the sense that it is the culmination of consciousness associated with every possible procedure and technique in the yoga that we are familiar with; and also because; it embodies the cosmic consciousness in which culminate all the activities in the universe!

It is YOGA of YOGA; also because everybody in the world irrespective of his/her tradition and the beliefs; would eventually, ultimately and naturally reach it; in the process of liberation. Even so called non believers also would ascend into this YOGA; as they may remember their TRUE SELF through one symbol or another!

Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA it is meditation of meditation also! This is because the natural and ultimate climax of every form of meditation; is remembering true self or merging with cosmic consciousness effortlessly!

In short NAMSMARAN is 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 mercenary, commercial and even professional and charity planes and manifests super- transactions in his or her life! This is SUPERLIVING.

These are just few observations to give rough idea about what is NAMASMARAN. NAMASMARAN is an ocean of bliss. Its true meaning is beyond description in words and has to b experienced, not by one or few persons sporadically; but by billions!

The last point is; NAMASMARAN would certainly enlighten, empower and enable some people; out of those billions practicing NAMASMARAN; to evolve, guide and consolidate the global conscience and thereby manifest global unity and harmony and justice, through globally benevolent proper policies!

NAMASMARAN should not be blindly believed or blindly disbelieved with casual approach! It has to be taken seriously and studied, thought over, argued, discussed etc. But all doubts vanish through practice only; and we then realize that NAMASAMARAN has to be practiced, encouraged, taught, preached, advised, imparted, promoted, and advertised with TOP PRIORITY for individual and global blossoming.


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May21
TRAVELING..INDIA with HOMEOPATHY MAKES THINGS EASSY
TRAVELING..INDIA with HOMEOPATHY MAKES THINGS EASSY
INDIA is become one hot spot for travelers in coming years.and more and more people coming around the world to see india ,its good but along with traveling they also face some health problem .as a homeopath i come across every day near about 2 to 4 patients around coming to clinic for homeopathy . i always advice them to carry small homeopathy traveling kit with them so after so many years of practing and seeing cases i had found some good homeopathy medicine every one shud carry alson with them ,these small pills are very effective and safe to take

so lets understand it a bit and few reamdy which you shud keep at home and while travelling .
Homeopathy is based on the principle of "like cures like". The remedies,
which are generally dilutions of natural substances from plants,
minerals, and animals, are selected to specifically match a person's
individual symptom pattern. Here are some homeopathic remedies that are
useful for traveling It is our responsibility to help ourselves i had found following list of medicine every one keep with them so that they can get help to themselves before going to see doctor

TRAVELING KIT
Here are some homeopathic remedies that are
useful for traveling
ACONITUM NAPELLUS� Remedy for shock, sudden cold or any situation where symptoms come on violently and suddenly
ARGENTUM NITRICUM�
Remedy that may be used for fear, apprehension or anxiety associated
with travel. It's also suggested for someone who has a fear of heights,
crowds, closed spaces or water
APIS�Insect stings, specially bees and jellyfish. Burning
and stinging pain with rapid, pink or red, puffy swelling of the
affected part. The affected skin may feel hot, sensitive, tender, and
sore. The person feels better when applying cold to the area and feels
worse with heat.

ARNICA� Universal remedy
for cuts, bruises, concussion. The person often feels worse with
movement and does not want to be touched. Arnica is especially useful
for bruises and injuries that feel sore.
ARSENICUM ALBUM� Main homeopathic
remedy for diarrhea caused by spoiled or tainted food and traveler's
diarrhea Burning diarrhea accompanied by extreme tiredness, anxiety,
restless, and nausea and vomiting suggest this remedy.
BELLADONNA� Fever with high temperature, red skin and dilated pupils. The person may have headache and dizziness.
CANTHARIS� Remedy for
insect stings when the affected part is very red, intensely burning, and
painful after a bite. Watery blisters may develop on the affected
part. Also remedy for urine infections with burning pain.
CARBO VEGETABILIS� Remedy for collapse with cold and clammy skin
COCCULUS INDICUS� Often
helpful for jet lag and motion sickness. This remedy can be taken every
twelve hours starting two days before the flight until three days after
the flight. .
HYPERICUM� For any injury
that involves nerve pain or injury. There may be tingling or numbness.
The person feels worse when he or she is touched or feels cold.
IPECACUANHA� Severe diarrhea
accompanied by nausea or vomiting. There may also be sharp pains and
frequent bowel movements with stools that may look slimy, frothy or
green.
LEDUM� Remedy for poison
oak and for bites and stings of any kind. The sting or bite may be
accompanied by swelling around the area, a bluish tinge to the skin, a
cold, numb feeling, and an ache. As a preventative measure, Ledum can
be taken for the three days prior to departure and for the duration of
the trip.
NUX VOMICA� Remedy for overindulgence in food and drink that brings on nausea headache and chilliness.
ALONG WITH THIS I HAD ALSO MADE LIST OF FEW EMERGENCY MEDICINE
The thing about emergencies is that you never know when one will arise.
So it is best to always be prepared, especially in this ever
changing world we live in. Having only a little homeopathic knowlege and
some basic remedies can make a huge difference in self care and the
care of others. In most emergencies the very first thing to do is ask
for help. This means offering a silent prayer for help from
divine sources as well as calling for help from ambulance, fire or
police.


HOMEOPATHY EMERGENCY MEDIICNE

Aconite 200C- For any emergency where there is a shock or sudden
event. This could be from a car accident to getting bad news to falling
down. Always remember Aconite
Arnica 200c - The first remedy to think of in trauma of any sort but
especially contussions and injuries from sprains and strains.
Arsenicum Album 30C - For acute food poisoning and most influenza.
Apis Mellifica 200C � For acute allergic reactions or anaphylactic shock. Insect bites and swellings that are hot and red.
Belladonna 200C - Great for head injuries, sunstroke, fever.
Bellis Perennis 30C- Injury to soft tissues, breast, stomach, testes.
Bryonia 30C- Influenza. Appendicitis. Does not want to move. Thirsty
Cactus Gradifloris 200C - Heart attack with the heart having a squeezed sensation.
Calendula 30C - Cuts, abrasions, septic conditions, burns.
Carbo Vegetablis 200C � Resuscitation after asphyxiation. Altitude sickness. Flatulence, food poisoning.
Chamomilla 200C - Ear infection, throat inflammation teething children. Acute over-reaction to pain.
Cocculus 30C- Travel sickness, motion sickness.
Eupatorium Perfoliatum 30C � Bone pain. Broken bones. Flu that feels like the bones hurt.
Euphrasia 30C � Eye injury. Eye irritation or allergies. Sneezing.
Gelsemium 30C- Anxiety from anticipation. Dysentery. Labor pain.
Hammemellis Virginica 30C- Bleeding and hemorrhage.
Hypericum 200C � Any injury to nerves or nerve rich places, ends of fingers, toes, nose, ears, penis. Spinal injury, whiplash.
Ignatia 200C � Acute grief from loss or bad news. Hysterical reactions.
Lachesis 200C - Poisoning, choking, apparent death. Snake bites, sore throats especially left-sided. Bleeding.
Ledum 30C - Puncture wounds, gunshot wounds. tetanus. Black eyes and after injury to the eye.
Natrum Carbonicum 30C � Sunstroke and all digestive disorders.
Natrum Sulphuricum 200C � Head injuries and asthma.
Nux Vomica 30C- Hangover. Acute gastric distress. Nausea and vomiting. Food poisoning.
Physostigma 30C � Eye injuries with pressure changes to the eye.
Pulsatilla 30C � Ear and throat infections. Lots of mucous. Teething in children.
Rhus Toxicodendron 30C � Influenza with body aches and restlessness.
Sprains and strains. Injuries to bone, tendons, ligaments. Better for
motion.
Ruta Graveolens 30C � Injury to bone and ligaments. Sprains and strains. Injuries to the eye.
Silica 30C � Removes foreign bodies, splinters, broken bone chips etc.
Staphysagria 30C � Urinary tract infections. Cuts and incisions from surgeries. After humiliation or abuse. Rape.
Symphytum 30C � Broken bones. Fractures. Contusion to the eye.
Urtica Urens 30C - Burns, scalds. sunburn. Characteristic pins and
needles feeling or stinging. Food poisoning. Ill effects of eating
shellfish. Bites of insects and stings.

This is a partial list only. Look up each of these remedies and
create your own small Materia Medica for each. Type this in a word
document and shrink to fit one page. Then fold this to fit your box of
remedies and use this as a quick guide to help you. The potencies were
selected for the intensity of conditions that may warrant the use of the
remedy. The 30C being acute and the 200C being a slightly stronger
expression. I have found these potencies to be the most useful in any
acute or emergency situation.
Study these remedies often and commit them to heart. Then in any
emergency you will have the knowledge and the remedy to use in an
instant. And remember to always ask for help.
USEFUL EXTERNAL REMEDIES AND TINCTURES
CALENDULA OINTMENT- disinfectant and soothing ointment for wounds
CANTHARIS OINNTMENT- best IN BURN BY FIRE OR CRACKERS
EUCALYPTUS OIL- repellent for ticks and fleas
TEA TREE OIL-universal disinfectant and repellent
URTICA URENS TINCTURE�for insect bites or poison ivy, wash affected area with tincture dissolved in water.
THANKS -DR AJAY YADAV


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