LIVI N G IN P R E S E N T
IS
TH E M O S T
DI F F I C U L T
THI N G !
DR. SH RI NIWA S
KA S H A L I K A R

T o liv e in p r e s e n t i s
pr o b a b l y th e m o s t dif fi c u l t
thi n g I h a v e c o m e a c r o s s !
Th e r e a s o n is,
unin t e r r u p t e d
phy s i o l o g i c a l sti m u l a t i o n
le a d i n g to c o n t i n u o u s
s e n s a t i o n s r e s u l t i n g fr o m
s t i m u l i c o m i n g fr o m
e x t e r n a l o r in t e r n a l
e n v i r o n m e n t a n d al s o
fr o m t h e i r i m p a c t in t h e
p a s t o n br a i n ! Th e s e a r e
ei t h e r pl e a s u r a b l e o r
painf ul!

As a re s u l t, w e ar e
co m pl e t e l y en gr o s s e d
a n d e n t a n g l e d ; in g u i l t ,
fe a r , s u f f o c a t i o n , pri d e ,
no s t a l g i a , hap pi n e s s et c.
ab o u t pa s t; and fe a r,
e s c a p i s m , ho p e s , dr e a m s ,
ex cit e m e n t et c. ab o u t
fut u r e .
I s li vi n g in t h e p r e s e n t ;
a s s o c i a t e d wit h th e
bli s s f u l c o s m i c r o m a n c e
a n d b e n e v o l e n t to th e
uni v e r s e ? Is th e
“aw ar e n e s s of pa s t an d
f u t u r e ti m e ” t h e f u n c t i o n
of phy s i o l o g i c a l

s e n s a t i o n s ? D o e s th e
livi n g in p r e s e n t a c t u a l l y
i m p l y li vi n g b e y o n d ti m e b y
act u a lly bein g bey o n d
phy s i o l o g i c a l s e n s a t i o n s ?
Is thi s s u p r a - ph y s i o l o g i c a l
pl a n e o f e x i s t e n c e ?
Is thi s p o s s i b l e thr o u g h
NAMA S M A R A N ? On e h a s
to verify for on e s e l f !
Dr. S h r i n i w a s
J. K a s h a l i k a r