1. STRESS
ACTING
AND
WRITING
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. One of the most natural, inborn, inevitable,
inseparable and essential properties or qualities of
living beings; is communication in different forms!
The communication goes on amongst us, amongst
birds, amongst animals, amongst plants, amongst
organs and tissues in the body, amongst cells and
amongst molecules. Many modes of communication
such as those operating during sleep, during dreams,
during pregnancy, amongst us, different animals
and plants are not completely understood by us.
As and when we get the intense urge to share our
desires, passions, needs, feelings, thoughts,
imaginations, intuitions, dreams and convictions; we
are motivated; to talk, sing, dance, write, paint etc.
The activity of sharing becomes a pleasurable
lifeline! This activity of sharing gives immense
pleasure, when the relevant issue is relatively
uncomplicated; e.g. food, sex, traveling; love, care,
money, power, publicity, anger, revenge, insecurity,
fear etc.

3. One can get gratification from such sharing, though
it fades in the course of time; and one is left to
merely bask in the glory of bygone past, or get
uneasy, helpless and depressed!
But sharing the aspirations of welfare of universe is
very difficult to articulate and share effectively. This
is because such aspirations have a relatively weak
physiological substrate or template in the brain, in
the form of cerebral cortex; as against the other
passion, feelings and aspirations, which have strong
anatomical and physiological basis in terms of the
subcortical structures in the brain.
The TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT (not merely
the individual stress, tensions etc and their ad hoc,
reductionist and escapist stress management or
stress relaxation) is therefore; very difficult to
articulate and share! The concept, scope and
potentials of NAMASMARAN are also difficult to
articulate and share smoothly and pleasurably!

4. In as much as the sharing (studying, practicing,
talking, reading, writing etc) part of TOTAL
STRESS MANAGEMENT, it does not produce
instant results and hence is not as gratifying as the
sharing of other emotions or objects is!
This is why; creative geniuses and great artists, who
communicate through music, paintings, dance,
acting, writing and so on; are often found to suffer
from unbearable STRESS because; firstly; the
commercial and simple communication does not
satisfy their soul; and secondly the truth they want
to share from the bottom of their hearts or innate
cores; is generally not communicated appropriately
to a very large number of people.
The other difficulty is our own deficiencies can
dishearten us.
But in stead of brooding on our deficiencies we have
to realize that; even as enacting or writing of saint
does not make us saints; it certainly can take us
some steps forward! Hence while trying to practice

5. NAMASMARAN and ANUSANDHAN, which are
most important; we can continue the sharing of our
views, ideas and experiences!
In view of this; we have to keep on sharing TOTAL
STRESS MANAGEMENT patiently. We should do
this like a prayer or romantic affair; while
continuously remembering that; even though
TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT it most urgent
solution to our own; and universal STRESS; it is
like swimming against the stream; and hence very
difficult to comprehend, appreciate and practice; for
most of us!
This remembrance makes one; buoyant, vibrant and
strong enough; to victoriously pursue; the practice
and sharing of TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT
(the core of which is NAMASMARAN) without
getting depressed and frustrated.