Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar discusses the importance and benefits of Namasmaran, or remembering the name of God. Through over 30 years of teaching, he has found that being objective and asking questions are key to learning. Regular practice of Namasmaran has helped him become less subjective and prejudiced, allowing for more open dialogue. Namasmaran involves remembering holy names, gods, or symbols and can be done individually or in groups through chanting or meditation. Its ultimate purpose is to reconnect one's individual consciousness with their true, objective self. As such, it is considered the highest or ultimate form of yoga and meditation, providing a pathway to cosmic consciousness. Through persistent practice, Namasmar

1. QUESTIONS
AND
UNIVERSAL
LEARNING

2. .Dr
Shriniwas
Kashalikar

3. After teaching for more
,than thirty one years I
have realized that the most
important way to learn is
.by asking questions
;But even more important
;probably is to be objective
.and unprejudiced

4. Subjective elements and
prejudices come in the way
of free and frank dialogue
and discussion between
.teachers and students
I used to find it difficult to
have dialogue with
!others as well as myself
The dislikes and
(disagreement about

5. opinions and observations
)of others and even myself
used to be disturbing and
, !unbearable due to ego
,But practice of
NAMASMARAN has made
me relatively more
objective and unprejudiced
and

6. the free and frank dialogue
with others and myself
.have become easier
What holds true for me
may or may not hold
.true for others
But NAMASMARAN
seems to have universal
.application

7. BUT WHAT IS
NAMASMARAN?
Namasmaran means; remembering the name
of God, Guru, great souls; such as prophets
and holy objects such as planets and stars. It
may be remembered silently, loudly, along
with music, dance, along with breathing, in
group or alone, either with counting by rosary
(called SMARANI or JAPAMALA) or without
counting. The traditions vary from region to
region and from religion to religion.
However the universal principle underlying
NAMASMARAN is to reorient your
physiological being with your true self. In
fact while reorienting with true self you aim
to establish and strengthen the bond or
connection; between; your physiological
being; with your true self. You aim at

8. reunification with yourself!
Since remembering your true self is the
pinnacle of or culmination of individual
consciousness, and individual consciousness
is the culmination of every activity in life,
remembering any name of God or Guru (any
symbol of your true self) is equivalent to
opening the final common pathway for the
individual consciousness associated with
every possible activity to get funneled into or
unified with objective or cosmic
consciousness.
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 that you are familiar with. It is the
YOGA of YOGA because it is the
culmination of consciousness associated with
all the activities in the universe, which it

9. encompasses as well! It is YOGA of YOGA
because everybody in the world irrespective
of his/her tradition and the beliefs; would
eventually, ultimately and naturally reach it
it; in the process of liberation. Even so called
non believers also would not “miss” the
“benefit of remembering the true self
through one symbol or another”!
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.
These facts however have to be realized with
persistent practice of NAMSMARAN and
not blindly believed or blindly disbelieved
with casual approach!
In short NAMSMARAN is super-bounty of
cosmic consciousness for every individual to

10. realize it (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 manifest super-
transactions in his or her life!
These are just few observations to give rough
idea about what is NAMASMARAN.
NAMASMARAN is an ocean of bliss. Its true
meaning is beyond description in words and
has to b experienced, most preferably, by
billions!
References:
Namasmaran: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Sahasranetra: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Holistic Medicine: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Stress: Understanding and Management: Dr.
Shriniwas Kashalikar
Conceptual Stress: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar

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.DR SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR