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LEARNING
FROM

MAHATMA
GANDHI
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR
It is said that Mahatma Gandhi
preached that you don’t see, hear or
speak ill about any one.

I have given some explanation about
this in my book “Stress:
Understanding and Management”.

But more recently I have begun to
realize that the essence of this
preaching is; when you start “seeing”
the root of the apparent universe,
through the practice of SADHANA
such as NAMASMARAN; you begin
to realize that the people whom you
used blame or revere; are actually
driven by the root cause called
MAHAKARAN and manifest
according to their constitutions on
which they have no control.
This perception leads to two things.
Firstly; you stop getting agitated
because of the apparent chaos and
disturbances around you and acting
violently or feeling helpless; and
secondly; you realize that the radical
solution to the problem is intensifying
your SADHANA such as
NAMASMARAN so that you get
merged with the MAHAKARAN and
see everything as a reflection of the
MAHAKARAN.

I might not have agreed on this
earlier; you also may not agree. It is
worthwhile however to try the practice
of NAMASMARAN and verify the
validity of these observations.

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L E A R N I N G F R O M M A H A T M A G A N D H I D R S H R I N I W A S K A S H A L I K A R

  • 2. It is said that Mahatma Gandhi preached that you don’t see, hear or speak ill about any one. I have given some explanation about this in my book “Stress: Understanding and Management”. But more recently I have begun to realize that the essence of this preaching is; when you start “seeing” the root of the apparent universe, through the practice of SADHANA such as NAMASMARAN; you begin to realize that the people whom you used blame or revere; are actually driven by the root cause called MAHAKARAN and manifest according to their constitutions on which they have no control.
  • 3. This perception leads to two things. Firstly; you stop getting agitated because of the apparent chaos and disturbances around you and acting violently or feeling helpless; and secondly; you realize that the radical solution to the problem is intensifying your SADHANA such as NAMASMARAN so that you get merged with the MAHAKARAN and see everything as a reflection of the MAHAKARAN. I might not have agreed on this earlier; you also may not agree. It is worthwhile however to try the practice of NAMASMARAN and verify the validity of these observations.