NAMA, NAMASMARAN AND TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT (PART 18) DR SHRINIWAS J. KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, I think I got a broad idea about your concept of stress and Total Stress Management and NAMASMARAN; at least theoretically. But can you please explain further; the phenomenon or the activity of NAMASMARAN? I feel like listening to you; more and more!

Teacher: NAMASMARAN means; remembering the name of God, Guru, great souls such as prophets and holy objects such as planets and stars. But the essential aspect is; the name implies absolute truth or true self; and is called NAMA! It implies Brahma, Paramatma, Ishwar; the supreme omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent eternal God.
It may be remembered silently, loudly, along with music, dance, along with breathing, in group or alone, either with simultaneous counting by rosary (called SMARANI or JAPAMALA) or without counting. The traditions vary from region to region and from religion to religion; but the universal principle underlying NAMASMARAN is to reorient our physiological being with our true self. In fact while reorienting and true self we reestablish the bond or connection; between our physiological being; and our true self. This reunification with our true self is the pinnacle or culmination of individual consciousness! And the individual consciousness is the culmination of every activity in life. NAMASMARAN; thus opens the final common pathway of true self, and funnels in it; our every activity.
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 as well as all the activities in the universe, which it encompasses as well! Everybody in the world, irrespective of his/her tradition and the beliefs; including atheists; would eventually, ultimately and naturally reach it; in the process of liberation.
Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA it is meditation of meditation also! It is the natural and ultimate climax of every form of meditation.

Student: Can anyone experience this?

Teacher: Of course! Actually these facts have to be realized with persistent practice of NAMASMARAN and not blindly believed or blindly disbelieved with casual approach!
In short; NAMASMARAN is a super-bounty of cosmic consciousness for every individual to realize 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 what is referred to as SUPERLIVING. These are just few observations to give you; a rough idea about what is NAMASMARAN. NAMASMARAN is beyond description in words and has to be experienced, most preferably; not by one or two; but, by billions!

Student: In view of all this; NAMASMARAN seems to make sense in every moment, every activity, every circumstance and every person in our life! Is it true?

Teacher: Yes! Any person, place, thing, activity and time is good if our involvement in NAMASMARAN is boosted; in its association! Conversely, all the persons, places, things, activities and times become galvanized and better if and when they get associated with NAMASMARAN!
This point is especially important because; during developing stage; the associations influence us. They are; destructive or constructive; negative or positive and regressive or progressive. Any policy, plan, program, activity; or any place such as house, school, college, club, office, hospital, industry, laboratory, farm, garden; or anything such as vehicles, clothes, perfume, furniture; or any person such as employer, friend, colleague; is best, if it orients us to NAMA i.e. true self i.e. Guru; by catalyzing our practice of NAMASMARAN, which is the absolutely selfless and pure activity! It is the universally and infinitely benevolent activity!