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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; to the patient; about preventive and curative measures; but also to the policy makers of health care and 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 all health care and other fields; or a common individual).
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. This �key instruction� 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 the seed (NAMA); of the tree (our individual and universal existence); and flowering and fruiting (in the form individual and universal blossoming).
I am away from holistic health. But like an ailing doctor; I too can prescribe this �key instruction� to the doctors, parents, teachers, leaders; to make their prescriptions to their patients, children, students and followers respectively; holistic! As it is from my Guru, and I won�t be at peace without doing so!