We should not forget NAMASMARAN, which is the eternal source of universally benevolent and empowering inner light; before, during and after elections and irrespective of the so called democratic or dictatorial setup.

1. El e c t i o n s ,
Dem o c r a c y
&
Nam a s m
ar a n
Dr.

2. Shrini w a
s
Ka s h a l i k
ar

3. El e c t i o n s in M a h a r a s h t r a
ar e d e c l a r e d a n d th e
v a r i o u s tr a n s a c t i o n s o f
th e pr o c e s s el e c t i o n of
peo pl e s ’
repr e s e n t a t i v e s hav e
beg u n.
As a re s u l t d eifi c a t i o n of
d e m o c r a c y , th e v o t e r s
hav e de v e l o p e d a fe elin g
th a t d e m o c r a c y a n d
el e c t i o n s ar e p a n a c e a
fo r th e c u r e of all e v il s .
So m e pe o p l e hav e
st a r t e d adv o c a t i n g 10 0 %
v o t i n g a s a p a n a c e a ! Is
t h i s tr u e ?

4. El e c t i o n s a n d d e m o c r a c y
ar e a c t u a l l y m e a n s
ad o p t e d by p e o p l e to
a c h i e v e IN D I VI D U A L A N D
GL O B A L B L O S S O M I N G .
Th e y a r e n o t t h e e n d in
t h e m s e l v e s . Th e
el e c t i o n s a n d th e
d e m o c r a c y ar e m e a n t for
u s h e r i n g in a n a m b i e n c e
th a t w o u l d b e c o n d u c i v e
t o in d i v i d u a l a n d g l o b a l
b l o s s o m i n g . In f a c t ,
stu d y, an aly s i s ,
exp e rim e n t a ti o n,
re s e a r c h , cr a f t,
b u s i n e s s , a r t , lit e r a t u r e ,
s p o r t s , ri t u a l s , f e s t i v a l s ,
c o n v e n t i o n s , ill a m ,
ib a d a d , m a s s p r a y e r s ,

5. e t c h a v e e v o l v e d in
pur s u i t of on e oft e n sil e n t
an d un s p o k e n g o a l:
IN D I VI D U A L A N D GL O B A L
BL O S S O M I N G .
In a s m u c h a s it i s tr u e
th a t el e c t i o n s ar e
i m p o r t a n t m e a n s , it i s
tr u e r t h a t a s s u m i n g
e l e c t i o n s a s t h e e n d in
th e m s e l v e s a n d
n e g l e c t i n g th e m e a n s of
gl o b a l bl o s s o m i n g s u c h
a s th o s e m e n t i o n e d
ab o v e and mo s t
im p o r t a n t l y
NAMA S M A R A N w o u l d b e
naïv e an d

6. c o u n t e r p r o d u c t i v e . We
sh o u l d not for g e t
NAMA S M A R A N , w h i c h is
th e et e r n a l s o u r c e of
univ e r s a l l y b e n e v o l e n t
a n d e m p o w e r i n g in n e r
li g h t ; b e f o r e , d u r i n g a n d
aft e r el e c t i o n s an d
w h e t h e r irr e s p e c t i v e o f
th e s o c a ll e d d e m o c r a t i c
o r di c t a t o r i a l s e t u p .
Fr o m i m m e d i a t e p r a c t i c a l
p o i n t o f vi e w , I c a n v o t e
s e l fl e s s l y an d el e c t
ben e v ol e n t can did a t e s ,
thr o u g h pr a c t i c e of
NAMA S M A R A N !
C o n v e r s e l y th o s e w h o
g e t el e c t e d c a n e v o l v e

7. in t o n o b l e in d i v i d u a l s
( e v e n if t h e y a r e n o t a t
pr e s e n t ) , thr o u g h
NAMA S M A R A N .
DR. S H RI NIWA S
KA S H A L I K A R