NAMASMARAN AND SOCIAL BOYCOTT: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, people seem to avoid me. What should I do?
Teacher: Why do you think they avoid you?
Student: They don’t actually boycott; but they not contact me on their own, unless there is some important work. They don’t reply my mails. They don’t respond to my telephone calls. They don’t respond to my messages.
Teacher: Have you cheated or harmed any of them?
Student: No Sir. I have not cheated or done any harm to anyone. There has been no quarrel also! There are no issues of conflicts of interests also!
Teacher: Do you keep on talking about NAMASMARAN?
Student: Yes! I do that. But is it wrong?
Teacher: No! But it is enough reason for such informal, indirect or passive boycott, or avoidance. This is probably because of following reasons.
1. You may be appearing condescending, patronizing or authoritative; thereby offending their ego and producing inferiority or guilt complex amongst them!
2. You may be sounding arrogant and snobbish “showing off” or “exhibiting“; your “higher moral or spiritual standing”!
3. They may not be in a position to “share your vision” of the holistic renaissance and hence averse to your obsession (as it may not provide their kind of entertainment or solace)!
4. There may be actually some element of ego and vanity in you that creates repulsion!
5. Or; your feeling may be a delusion! They may actually be; loving you intensely and interested in your activity immensely; but preoccupied and engrossed in their day to day matters and problems.
Student: What should I do?
Teacher: Persist in the practice of NAMASMARAN, listen to your inner voice, which is actually Guru’s voice and follow that. Be loyal and true to your Guru and none else! Ignore the responses of people, which keep changing beyond their will and wish.
In other words, continue your activity as a service to Guru; with no expectation of approvals or accolades; and no fear of disapprovals or dejections!

THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: DR SHRINIWAS JANARDAN KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, what are the drawbacks because of which, we remain unsatisfied in personal and social life? What are the difficulties in globalization of NAMASMARAN, which is a panacea?

Teacher: NAMASMARAN; unlike a job or business; does not assure any predictable and measurable material gains. Unlike a cosmetic product it does not embody any sensuous pleasure. Unlike a movie, a TV serial or a novel; it does not gratify passions or emotions in a tangible manner. Unlike a success in examination or a victory in elections; it does not pamper ego.

Student: I see! This is the reason there is no widespread craze of NAMASMARAN!

Teacher: Moreover, since this is not a patented product; no one can get any profit by promoting it!

Student: I see! Due to lack of profit, pleasure or pride; even we, who practice NAMASMARAN, lack the conviction, zeal and fervor to globalize it!

Teacher: Precisely! The terrorists, the militants, the dacoits and even ordinary thieves, scamsters and other miscreants are “dedicated” to their missions! They are far more dashing than we, who we are completely buried in our pettiness; and all the associated drawbacks!
Student: What should we do?

Teacher: Through a consistent and steadfast practice of NAMASMARAN we get empowering and encouraging assurance and guidance from within to further practice and promote NAMASMARAN! This is my experience and this is also why; there are selfless people (far more dedicated and dashing than the miscreants), who grab the the golden opportunity to practice and promote NAMASMARAN!

DECEPTION: DR SHRINIWAS JANARDAN KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, the deception may be in terms of breach of trust and unfulfilled expectations from spouse, family, friends, relatives, leaders, employers, doctors, traders and even governments. It may be associated with physical handicap, pain, loss of money and property or failures in examinations, competitions, elections, tournaments etc.

Teacher: Yes! The common feature of deceptions is; agony, humiliation, pain and misery. However; in spite of this fact; we continue to live and work.

Student: Why? Why do we live and work in spite of such misery? The strange thing is; we keep working not only in spite of deceptions but also in spite of several loyal responses ensuring fulfillment of our expectations! The question is; why?

Teacher: Our innate aspiration is neither defeated by such deceptions nor satisfied by such fulfillment of our expectations! In other words we are neither truly deceived or we are truly satisfied!
The true deception is being away from the innate aspiration of self realization through NAMASMARAN and the true fulfillment is being in NAMASMARAN; irrespective of all the other so called deceptions or fulfillment!