This document discusses teaching and learning. It states that natural learning involved sharing wisdom for the benefit of all, unconsciously or subconsciously. In humans, learning became more conscious but also influenced by biases. It introduces the concept of "Namasmaran" - remembering the name of God, guru, or great souls through chanting or other practices. Namasmaran aims to reconnect one's physiological being with one's true self. It represents the culmination of individual consciousness and is equivalent to opening the pathway to universal consciousness. Namasmaran is described as the "yoga of yoga" and "meditation of meditation" as it is the natural climax of all forms of spiritual practice.

1. TEACHING
AND
LEARNING
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. The evolution is marked by learning and
teaching.
Natural learning, involved natural teaching
i.e. sharing of wisdom for the rest of the
population with natural and instinctive aim
of welfare of the universe, without being
articulated or publicized.
The living organisms learn and teach either
consciously, subconsciously or
unconsciously.
In human beings, as a result of the
development of central nervous system the
learning became more conscious and
versatile but at the same time, the natural
process of learning; often began to get
adulterated by ulterior motives, biases,
prejudices, superficiality and pettiness. It

3. became pompous and servile to the interests
of few.
The bounty of development of brain began
to act as a curse!
Hence today we have to look back and
rectify our learning so as to teach properly!
“Teaching and learning” should be worded
and sequenced as “learning and teaching”!
The question is, not, whether we are doing it
or not, but whether we are able to do it or
not!
The answer is; on our own; it is almost
impossible to revert back to natural and
unadulterated learning. It requires additional
effort to surpass the millions of obstacles in
our brain; dragging us to pettiness and
pulling us down to lowliness.

4. This effort is involves a very simple process
of NAMASMARAN!
BUT WHAT IS NAMASMARAN?
Namasmaran means; remembering the name
of God, Guru, great souls; such as prophets
and holy objects such as planets and stars. It
may be remembered silently, loudly, along
with music, dance, along with breathing, in
group or alone, either with counting by
rosary (called SMARANI or JAPAMALA) or
without counting. The traditions vary from
region to region and from religion to religion.
However the universal principle underlying
NAMASMARAN is to reorient your
physiological being with your true self. In fact
while reorienting with true self you aim to
establish and strengthen the bond or
connection; between; your physiological
being; with your true self. You aim at
reunification with yourself!

5. Since remembering your true self is the
pinnacle of or culmination of individual
consciousness, and individual consciousness is
the culmination of every activity in life,
remembering any name of God or Guru (any
symbol of your true self) is equivalent to
opening the final common pathway for the
individual consciousness associated with
every possible activity to get funneled into or
unified with objective or cosmic
consciousness.
Thus NAMASMARAN is in fact the YOGA
of YOGA in the sense that it is the
culmination of consciousness associated with
every possible procedure and technique in the
yoga that you are familiar with. It is the
YOGA of YOGA because it is the
culmination of consciousness associated with
all the activities in the universe, which it
encompasses as well! It is YOGA of YOGA
because everybody in the world irrespective
of his/her tradition and the beliefs; would

6. eventually, ultimately and naturally reach it
in the process of liberation. Even so called
non believers also would not “miss” the
“benefit of remembering the true self through
one symbol or another”!
Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA
it is meditation of meditation also! It is the
natural and ultimate climax of every form of
meditation.
These facts however have to be realized with
persistent practice of NAMSMARAN and not
blindly believed or blindly disbelieved with
casual approach!
In short NAMSMARAN is super-bounty of
cosmic consciousness for every individual to
realize it (cosmic consciousness)! This is truly
a super-bounty because a person who
experiences it, rises above mercenary,
commercial and even professional and

7. charity planes and manifest super-
transactions in his or her life!
These are just few observations to give rough
idea about what is NAMASMARAN.
NAMASMARAN is an ocean of bliss. Its true
meaning is beyond description in words.
DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
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