The practice of NAMASMARAN (JAP, JAAP, JIKRA, SUMIRAN, and SIMARAN i.e. remembering; God, our true self, NAMA; the eternal and objective reality) involves transcending this cascade (the root cause of our subjective perceptions, thinking, feelings, passions and behavior); and returning to our absolute, immortal and blissful state, in spite of the aging, ailing and death of our body.

1. BLISS
AND
DEATH
DR
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. It is said that there is worry in anticipation of anxiety, which is in
anticipation fear, which is in anticipation of pain (and
unpleasantness), which is in anticipation of difficulty in survival
(such as monetary loss, loss of job, physical handicap, threat to
physical life and risk to instinctual, emotional, intellectual and
social life).
There can be differences in the details, with respect to this
concept.
The point is worry, anxiety, fear, pain or unpleasantness and
survival; are intricately integrated and hence the cascade; works
automatically; irrespective of our religion, race, region, nation,
continent, culture and ideology; and irrespective of our monetary
status, political power, social reputation, market (brand) value,
professional popularity, physical strength, academic stature and
our appearance! Most importantly it happens involuntarily;
irrespective of wish!
The practice of NAMASMARAN (JAP, JAAP, JIKRA,
SUMIRAN, and SIMARAN i.e. remembering; God, our true self,
NAMA; the eternal and objective reality) involves transcending
this cascade (the root cause of our subjective perceptions,
thinking, feelings, passions and behavior); and returning to our
absolute, immortal and blissful state, in spite of the aging, ailing
and death of our body.