We should not merely believe, disbelieve, imagine, conjecture, or theorize casually; about what is written here; and should not develop presumptions, prejudices, liking, acceptance, disliking, rejection or respect; and should not go into uncertainty, dilemma, indecision, wavering, and vacillations! In stead; we should; though provisionally; accept and actually study and practice TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT and NAMASMARAN; and verify.

1. STRESS
AND
SHAMELESNESS
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. Shame is a disturbing feeling that emerges reflexly,
automatically, involuntarily and often even in spite of our
efforts to avoid it!
Shame and fear are very similar. Fear usually causes
fleeing response; while the shame seems to lead to
prostration and submission. But both shame as well as
fear may lead to reactive indiscriminate violence towards
others and also suicidal violence towards self.
Shame at individual level; is an unbearable state of
lowliness, in which living appears impossible.
Shame is determined by certain neural structures
(determined by genetic and epigenetic factors) and
neural circuits, neurotransmitters, which are influenced
by ethical beliefs, conventions, traditions, customs, social
acceptance, approval, respectability etc on the one hand;
and social, political, religious, cultural, racial;
disapproval, rejection, persecution etc on the other!
Individual and mass shame; can be conscious or
unconscious. Shame is often created in us by false
propaganda; and can force us into slavery and retreat for
life time; and at national levels; into antinational,
seditious and treacherous activities for millennia.

3. It is interesting to note that shame disappears in lesions
of a part of brain called temporal lobe e.g. Kluver Bucy
Syndrome. It is interesting to note that such
shamelessness is also experienced after consumption of
alcohol!
Lack of shame coupled with callousness, viciousness,
arrogance and self righteousness lead to aggressions,
invasions, coercions, oppressions, conspiracies and
ubiquitous injustice. Thus; even as shame as such is
destructive, utter shamelessness leads to perverted
behavior.
We may understand whether we are drowned in
conscious or unconscious shame and have become
slavish; or we are shameless and perverted exploiters. It
is however not easy to introspect, see and return to the
real core of ourselves; except through NAMASMARAN.
We should not however merely believe, disbelieve,
imagine, conjecture, or theorize casually; about what is
written here. We should not develop presumptions,
prejudices, liking, acceptance, disliking, rejection or
respect. We should not go into uncertainty, dilemma,

4. indecision, wavering, and vacillations. In stead; we
should; though provisionally; accept and actually study
and practice TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT and
NAMASMARAN; and verify.