MIRACLES OF NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, have you experienced any miracles of NAMASMARAN yourself?

Teacher: We think of miracles, as and when our reasoning and logic are exhausted or we are desperate and helpless. Miracle is a romantic and elevating idea of short cuts to short term success or pleasure! It is natural to have such ideas, get engrossed in them and derive solace from them; at certain stages of development.

But; if miracle is the one, which does not fit in human imagination or explanation, then it is indeed a miracle; that “we” are amongst those, who did not belong to the category of still births; or those, who are still continuing to breathe! Certainly no one can decide not to belong to still births and no one can decide the time of death and still continue to breathe beyond that point (possibly barring some exceptions)! Similarly it is a miracle that amongst the breathing population, “we” are the ones who are involved in NAMASMARAN!

Student: But this does not appeal to beginners like me!

Teacher: That is because; initially we are not aware of the grandeur of the involvement in NAMASMARAN!

But to be straight forward; the answer to your question is; while practicing NAMASMARAN; we go through relatively minor and/or mundane experiences, which are beyond human logic and explanation (hence considered miracles); such as; being trapped and then saved from life threatening situations, being severe physical agony and then inexplicably cured of it, being in the threat of and then relieved from defamation, being in dire financial emergency and then getting sudden and unexpected monitory help; and so on! But these are debatable; as some people may call them coincidences or accessible to human efforts.

However; the greatest miracle of NAMASMARAN is that through such easily identifiable “miracles” and through unidentifiable “miraculous grace” that springs from Guru; we get relieved from the bondage and burden of our urges, missions, rationality, hypotheses and anticipations and the associated vain glory or frustration; in short; ego! This is the beginning of true victory and true surrender, and takes us closer to the lotus feet of Guru! Truly this is the individual blossoming; and is inseparable from the universal blossoming!