There are differing views on whether the world is beautiful or hellish, and whether the past was better or worse. People respond to these views based on their own perceptions in compulsive or insistent ways. This has led to apparent chaos and violence. The practice of NAMASMARAN leads to inner change by freeing one from compulsions and allowing a more realistic view of the world. One's actions become less arbitrary and more mutually satisfying to oneself and others. This evolution of conscious change makes the burden of changing oneself or the world gradually disappear in a meaningful way.