PROTECTION OF NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, it is often said that NAMASMARAN protects us. There are stories about this; in mythology also. But is it not true that people suffer and die whether they practice NAMASMARAN or not?
Teacher: Protection does not mean the protection of body. It means protection of restful awareness in remembrance of NAMA even as body falls sick, gives pain and dies. However initially this is difficult to appreciate because of the rigid involvement in bodily pains and pleasures.

SPIRITUAL INFRASTRUCTURE: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: What is spiritual infrastructure?
Teacher: It is the essential foundation of economic and social infrastructure.
Student: Can you explain?
Teacher: Roads, bridges, railway, electricity, telecommunication; etc. constitute economic infrastructure; and play an important role in progress.
But healthcare facilities, housing, drinking water, schools i.e. social infrastructure is equally important.
Student: Is this not enough?
Teacher: No! If the perspective, ideology, thinking, feeling, motivation and behavior; are conducive to fanatic sectarian development; then social and economic infrastructures become destructive to us; as well as to the others; as evident in so called developed countries. Hence it is essential to work; on the spiritual infrastructure; simultaneously.
Student: How can we develop spiritual infrastructure?
Teacher: The spiritual infrastructure can be developed if there is a simple and inexpensive common minimum program that can be acceptable to different ideologies and religions.
Student: Such as?
Teacher: One such program is; remembering the name of God and reorienting to one’s true self; called JAP, JAAP, JIKRA, SUMIRAN, SIMARAN i.e. NAMASMARAN. It can be introduced in every nook and corner of the world; to everyone irrespective of age, sex, occupation, religion, race, nationality etc.

Health, Unemployment, Mal-employment and Employment: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Student: What is the difference between Unemployment, Mal-employment and Employment:?
Teacher: The inertia and indolence cause unemployment. Perversion and indiscriminate selfish pursuits lead to unproductive and/or counterproductive i.e. mal-employment. and enlightened dynamism leads to proper employment, which is individually satisfying and socially beneficial.
Student: Can you give examples?
Teacher: A farmer, who harvests food grains is employed. A person involved in deceptive advertizing is mal-employed and a person, who is unmotivated, incapable or denied to do anything is unemployed.
Student: Can you explain?
Teacher: In other words policies, which oppose development lead to unemployment, policies, which favor development at the cost environment and well being of majority of people; leads to mal-employment; and policies, which lead to development conducive to individual and global blossoming lead to proper employment. This leads to wellness cycle in society.