2. Namasmaran means remembering the name of
Almighty, God; actually implies true Self. It is
accepted and practiced in many religions in
different forms. It helps to rise and blossom
cosmic consciousness.
Steps:
The first thing is provisional acceptance of
the concept. Hostility or submission is not
conducive to build conviction based on
sound foundation. Read the books written
on namasmaran. This would give you the
idea about the simplicity of the process
and why people start and also give it up
rather too quickly!
Select one place and a particular suitable
time. If possible get fresh and sit in any
suitable position. Start remembering loudly
or silently any name of God that you are
familiar with, belongs to your tradition,
your religion, or simply you have reverence
3. about. Practice for about five minutes
every day.
Continue this practice without expecting
anything miraculous. In fact initially you
may experience restlessness and feeling of
wastage of time because you are used to
think, feel and move unknowingly,
mechanically and many times inadvertently
in response to external and internal
influences. Hence namasmaran, during
which this thinking, feeling and moving
activity is restricted, makes one feel
suffocated, empty or useless.
Gradually you will get over this phase and
enter into the realm free of the shackles of
subjectivity, superficiality and pettiness.
You will then feel like sharing your
experiences selflessly with others. You
may happily do it but without discontinuing
your namasmaran.
4. Namasmaran is simple and inexpensive,
does not require any gadgets, does not
require any change in culture, does not
have any external glamour and glitter, does
not give any tangible [easily measurable]
gains and hence usually quickly started but
then also quickly given up. Hence persist
on namasmaran irrespective of anything ---
because namasmaran takes you beyond
everything tangible but transient; towards
ultimate freedom.
Namasmaran can be done with or without a
rosary.
Namasmaran can be done while doing
pranayam such as anulom-vilom, or simple
deep breathing.
Namasmaran can be done in any (physical
and physiological) condition, anywhere
and any situation.
5. There is no restriction or a prerequisite for
namasmaran. Hence nothing [type of food,
alcohol, tobacco, age, gender, race,
religion, caste etc] comes in the way of
starting the practice of namasmaran.
Detractors of namasmaran may humiliate
or try to dissuade. But through
namasmaran you would learn how to
overcome criticism and ridicule; without
getting perturbed.
The experiences of namasmaran are
completely intangible and can not be
shown or proved. Hence it is preferable not
to preach anyone [though sharing is fine]
or insist any one about namasmaran.
In the course of time you would get
increasingly involved in namasmaran and
begin to practice it for longer time on
priority basis. This is an indication of your
blossoming.
6. Later you would experience lack of hatred,
lack of prejudice, lack of fear, lack of
worries and greater and greater buoyancy.
The addictions and negative thoughts
usually reduce one's self esteem and
create self doubt and deter one from
namasmaran. Hence it is said that
irrespective of how you are; start and
persist on the practice of namasmaran
(jaap or Jap). Practice of namasmaran itself
clears the doubts and deterrent negative
thoughts and develops the necessary
conviction.
DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
