1) There is a debate around whether individual or systemic purification is more important for overall improvement. 2) Individual purification requires an improved system, but systemic purification requires purified individuals in leadership positions. 3) True progress requires simultaneous individual and systemic purification through policies and programs that fulfill the needs of all people.

1. TUG OF WAR<br />DR<br />SHRINIWAS<br />KASHALIKAR<br />Some say that if an individual improves then gradually the family, the society and the whole universe would improve. Hence individual purification is most important. <br />Some others say that if we improve the system, then automatically the whole universe, mankind, society and the individual would improve. Hence the purification of the system is most important.<br />This is really a tug of war!<br />The individual can be “purified” if the system improves; because he/she lives within the system and in accordance with the system. Conversely the system has to be “purified”, only if the individuals at the helm of the affairs of the system are “purified”.<br />Infinite purification or shall we say blossoming; of an individual in spite of the system is theoretically possible but only in an exceptional individuals. Conversely; systemic purification conducive to a large majority of people is theoretically possible only if there is an exceptionally rare leadership is at the helm of the affairs.<br />Since these are remote possibilities; today the pursuit of individual blossoming has to be combined with universal blossoming through simultaneous process of individual and systemic purification or shall we say rectification.<br />Thus we have to set the goal of immortal bliss for an individual on the one hand; and simultaneously make policies, plans and programs so as to fulfill the needs of all the age groups, races and religions; throughout the day, throughout the life, in all the seasons, in all the regions; for universal blossoming.<br />This is called total stress management, total well being, holistic health, superliving or holistic renaissance.<br />This simultaneous process of individual and universal blossoming can be realized by helping ourselves and the others; to orient to the true selves. The orientation to the true selves; is akin to the focus of all the instrumentalists and vocalists on the music director; thereby achieving; soul stirring and most fulfilling harmony, melody and rhythm! <br />We can help ourselves and the others to such orientation to the true selves; through the practice and propagation of NAMASMARAN. <br />In absence of this; the individual emancipation is bound to remain a self deception; and the universal welfare; an unending mirage!<br />