The document discusses the need to move past basal instincts like racial, religious, and political supremacy, which obstruct individual and global progress. It argues that conversions done through force, deceit or temptation promote superficial ideas rather than the true spirit of religions. As world citizens, we should abstain from conversions and oppose them through moral, legal and other means. To rededicate ourselves to our religions properly and conquer our basal nature, we must begin the practice of Namasmaran, or remembrance of the divine name, as our respective traditions prescribe. Promoting Namasmaran through various means can help ensure individual and global blossoming in line with the ideals of all religions.

1. CONVERSIONS
AND
NAMASMARAN
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. While the instincts of not merely survival, but racial,
religious, ideological, cultural, economic and political
supremacy are natural and understandable; they are
undoubtedly the obstacles in individual and global
blossoming. The rabid propaganda and the
indiscriminate violence for one’s racial, religious,
ideological, cultural, economic and political supremacy
are counterproductive and self defeating.
But this statement is not new. It is written and spoken by
almost every alternate person.
But the question is how to evolve ourselves out of our
basal instincts and free ourselves from the shackles of
barbarism?
We have to realize that our devotion and dedication to
our religions is marred by our basal, barbaric, fanatic
and frantic efforts to convert others to our religions. In
fact by imposing certain way of life and code of conduct
on others, we are insulting the spirit of our religions and
the motto of global welfare of our religions.
We have to admit and confess to ourselves that
conversions per se; whether by force, deceit or

3. temptation are nothing but promotion and/or imposition
of our pettiness, superficiality, whims, fancies, names and
titles.
Furthermore; the conversion (whether by force,
temptations or deceit) to certain names, titles, certain
dress, certain arbitrary rules and regulations; is the
greatest insult to an individual and greatest violence
against his/her freedom.
Let us therefore; as world citizens abstain from
conversions and oppose them; morally, legally and in
possible way at individual and global levels.
Let us wake up from our slumber and revitalize
ourselves from the inertia and lethargy to realize that we
are blessed to rededicate to the true spirit of our religions
and participate (and hence right from now; must
participate) in the real and most urgent expedition of
conquering our basal nature.
But this is merely a beginning.
The success in rededicating to the motto and spirit of our
religions and conquering our basal nature ensues when

4. we begin NAMASMARAN, as per our beliefs and
traditions. It is the simplest and universal way to
individual and global blossoming.
Practicing, preaching, writing, publishing, broadcasting,
sponsoring, talking, sharing; in fact; doing whatever we
can to promote NAMASMARAN (and other activities
and programs in respective fields conducive to
NAMASMARAN and self realization) ensures and
ensues individual and global blossoming the motto and
spirit of all religions.