1. NEEDS
AND
DESIRES
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. Some of us; advocate indiscriminate suppression of desires; while
the others uphold indiscriminate fulfillment of all desires!
70 billion people and innumerable animals and plants; have
different instinctual, emotional, intellectual, psychomotor and
creative needs. The irresponsible and indiscriminate suppression
or gratification of these; has lead to universal stress at all levels
in the form of poverty, hunger, deforestation, famines, global
heating; on the one hand and corruption, indulgence, addictions,
terrorism, persecution, riots and wars; on the other.
We should not be obsessed by the idea of destroying the shad-
ripus (six enemies); termed viz. KAMA, KRODHA, MOHA,
MAD MATSAR and LOBHA or indiscriminate indulgence in
these.
We should concede the fact that there ought not to be a
regimentalization. The needs have to be differentiated from the
desires, whims or fancies. The biological needs; of the fetus,
newborn, infants, toddlers, children, youths, pregnant mothers,
and the elderly, are variable; and must be optimally fulfilled.
The tangible culmination of seeking the truth; is holistic
renaissance, superliving or Total Stress Management, i.e. holistic
perspective, policies, plans and programs, which aim to optimally
fulfill all these needs, while simultaneously promoting the
blossoming of the individuals, through incorporation of
NAMASMARAN, in all the educational courses; in view of the

3. fact that it orients us to our true self and sublime duty i.e.
SWADHARMA i.e. superliving.
In absence of this; both; our “materialism” as well as
“spiritualism”; perpetuate pursuits of subsidy, profits, success in
examination, promotion; or trance, bliss, ecstasy, moksha, mukti,
nirvana; respectively; and we continue to feel incomplete,
restless, frustrated, depressed, weak and helpless; in personal
and social life; and perpetuate vicious cycle of universal stress.
References:
1. Stress: Understanding and Management; Dr.
Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
2. Namasmaran: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
3. Smiling Sun: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
4. Conceptual Stress: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan
Kashalikar
5. New Study of Bhagavad Geeta: Dr. Shriniwas
Janardan Kashalikar
6. Holistic Medicine: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
7. Holistic Health: Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
8. Namasmaran (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan
Kashalikar
9. Tanavmukti (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan
Kashalikar (Assistance Dr. Suhas Mhetre)
10. Bhovara (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan
Kashalikar

4. 11. Sahasranetra (Comprehension of Vishnusahasranam;
Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
12. Thakawa Ghalwa (Marathi): Dr. Shriniwas Janardan
Kashalikar
13. Tanavmuktisathi Upayukta Lekh (Marathi): Dr.
Shriniwas Janardan Kashalikar
14. SUPERLIVING: (English) Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
15. SUPERLIVING: (Marathi) Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar