Meditation is not harmful, but is instead a natural stage of inner growth and blossoming that occurs through actively working on holistic solutions to problems. [1] It requires going through different stages of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual development, similar to progressing through school and university. [2] What some practice as "meditation" without addressing underlying issues can be harmful and cause misery. [3] True meditation is an evolved state achieved through Total Stress Management or Superliving, which focuses on implementing holistic solutions through practices like NAMASMARAN.

1. IS
MEDITATION
HARMFUL?
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. Meditation is a state of being. It is a
stage.
In day to day life all of us know, that as
a rule you have to finish, primary,
secondary and college training before
you take up the study or
research of Ph D.

3. Similarly; for you inner growth and
blossoming; and reaching the
culmination of your growth and
blossoming (which is like Ph. D.), you
have to; as a rule; go through physical,
psychomotor, instinctual, emotional,
intellectual and spiritual study and
practices; which lead you to holistic
solutions in the field of health,
education, agriculture, education,
industry, environment etc, (which is like
going through; school, college and
university)

4. What we practice under the guise of
“meditation” in absence of such solutions
is harmful and a schizoid and
unknowingly hypocritical activity of
trying to convince ourselves and
others that we are happy and peaceful
when in fact we
are NOT! I have seen people being in
agony and miserable as a result of this!
Meditation is an evolved state of being
and inevitably happens, as you blossom;
in the process of active efforts to
implement holistic solutions to individual

5. and social problems, which is what
TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT or
SUPERLIVING is! The validity of this
statement can be verified through
your experience if you are keen to do so.
The practice of NAMASMARAN is
the core of TOTAL STRESS
MANAGEMENT or SUPERLIVING.
Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar