This document discusses the relationship between meditation and stress management. It raises questions about whether meditation can truly help one feel relaxed when dealing with issues like high taxes, lack of input in decision making, and societal problems. The author wonders if meditation is only for those with nothing better to do or if the practice of "Namasmaran" could influence leaders to change policies. Readers are challenged to decide for themselves whether to try the meditation technique and determine if it is merely escapist or different.

1. ME DIT A TI O N
AN D
STRE S S
MA N A G E M E N T
DR.
SHRINIWA
S

2. KA S H A L I K
AR

3. Ho w c a n yo u fe e l rel a x e d
by m e d i t a t i o n ev e n a s yo u
ar e pa yi n g ab o u t 3 0
p e r c e n t in c o m e t a x ( a p a r t
fr o m s a l e s
ta x , pr o p e r t y ta x et c .)
without knowing how it is spent?
Ho w c a n yo u fe e l rel a x e d
by m e d i t a t i o n ev e n a s yo u
ar e not a par t y to any su c h
d e c i s i o n ma ki n g an d yet;
h a v e to a c c e p t all s u c h
d e c i s i o n s lyi n g d o w n ?
Is m e d i t a t i o n a n y w a y
r el a t e d to th e s e thi n g s ? Or

4. i s it o n l y f o r t h o s e who
ha v e no t h i n g el s e to do ?
C a n NAMA S M A R A N e v o l v e
th e p oli c y m a k e r s ,
d e c i s i o n m a k e r s , pl a n n e r s
and ad mini s t r a t o r s and
c h a n g e th e s c e n a r i o ?
Or is th e p hil o s o p h y a n d
pr a c t i c e of NAM A S M A R A N
a m e r e fa r c e ? Wh o c a n
a n s w e r th e s e qu e s t i o n s ?
Ar e t h e s e q u e s t i o n s
e r r a t i c a n d irr e l e v a n t ? I s it
n o t s e l f in f l i c t e d s p i r i t u a l
c a s t r a t i o n to ne g l e c t ev e r y
e v i l in s e l f a n d s o c i e t y a n d

5. k e e p pr a c t i c i n g
NAMA S M A R A N wit h o u t any
complaint?
It i s f o r y o u t o d e c i d e
w h e t h e r t o tr y p r a c t i c e o f
N A M A S M A R A N a n d fi n d o u t
it s p o w e r o r o t h e r w i s e ! It
i s f o r y o u t o fi n d o u t
w h e t h e r it i s li k e a n y o t h e r
e s c a p i s t m e d i t a t i o n or
dif f e r e n t !
Dr. S h r i n i w a s
Ka s h a l i k a r