STRESS

AND

THE POWER
OF

NAMASMARAN

DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR
Stress in one form or another and described in semantics
or another; has been with us for millennia. The scientific,
technological, medical, industrial, agricultural, economic,
political and various other efforts in conquering stress are
definitely noteworthy and praiseworthy.

But the philosophical and spiritual insights and precepts

for conquering the stresses in life; e.g. NAMASMARAN;
are trivialized, vulgarized, ignored and ridiculed; or
flattered and hyped. But in any case; we generally fail to
understand, appreciate, and practice it for conquering
stress and for individual and universal blossoming. In
stead we ask:
What do we gain by NAMASMARAN?
What are the advantages of NAMASMARAN?
What are the benefits of NAMASMARAN?
How are we profited by NAMASMARAN?
What are the proofs that we gain prosperity through
NAMASMARAN?
How to believe that NAMASMARAN, which is mere
muttering or silently remembering of some so called divine
name or reciting in musical BHAJAN can produce
individual and global blossoming?
Where are the evidences for the cause and effect
relationships between NAMASMARAN i.e. “the
remembering the name of God” and the victories we
achieve?
Aren’t our gains, benefits, successes and all pleasures by
virtue of our efforts; rather than remembrance of God?

The answers to all above questions are negative. Frankly

speaking; NAMASMARAN does not assure any gain,
advantage, benefit, prosperity, wellness and even
satisfaction and practitioners of NAMA are often seen in
difficulties, problems and even agonizing stress!

But why do we ask these questions?

These questions arise because we have forgotten our own
selves. We have forgotten our glorious and majestic
identity. To put it mildly; we are completely trivialized and
oblivious to our own sublime and invaluable richness. We
have been completely trapped, involved, engrossed, and
addicted to our own caricature identity full of pettiness.
We have unknowingly renounced our power and control
and accepted or chosen to be slaves or beggars, in our own
house! This is why every time we judge a precept on the
basis of petty gains. We can not think beyond petty profits
and keep seeking answers to all questions oriented around
trifles.

Be that as it may, let us see what NAMASMARAN means

and what it can do to us.

NAMASMARAN rectifies although in the course of time;

the basic problem of forgetting our own glorious identity.

NAMA reminds us that the “house is ours”. We are

owners. So once we recognize that we are the owners; we
stop being miserable and beggarly. We stop asking for
things, as we are the owners!

NAMASMARAN reminds us that we have powerful wings

and we can fly! With this reminder, we begin to fly instead
of miserably waiting for someone to lift us!

NAMASMARAN reminds us that we are immortal

“electricity” and not the fragile and perishable “bulbs”!
Our fear and insecurity disappears!

NAMASMARAN reminds us that due to our obliviousness;

to our transtemporal immortal identity, we had throttled
ourselves in the stress of subjective and physical
experiences of past, present and future; and empowers us
to free ourselves from our self inflicted anxiety, depression,
helplessness and stress!

NAMASMARAN reminds us that we should resume the

forgotten capacity of riding on time; instead of getting
dragged in getting stressed and spreading stress! We begin
to live as kings every moment.

If we realize this, then questions asked earlier; become

redundant or actually meaningless! There is nothing that
we would ask for and think of in exchange for or as a result
of NAMASMARAN!

Let us understand that the questions are not answered in

affirmative!

In conclusion, “advantages” of NAMASMARAN; can not

be “shown” or “guaranteed” to others; or even ourselves!
We may practice NAMASMARAN and share our
experiences regarding the conquest of stress; with others,
which they may verify or discard!