1. RATIONALE
OF
TOTAL
STRESS
MANAGEMENT
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. I never knew anything about the STRESS; operating right
from conception; at conscious, subconscious and unconscious
levels; both inside and outside; and the holistic ways to
conquer it!
Now; I know Total Stress Management, which includes holistic
perspective, policymaking, plans and programs; and their
implementation.
But still; sometimes I am cynical about the vision and the
contents of Total Stress Management and think that present
situation can NEVER change in any way.
I ask myself; “Can anybody be happy even if all the material
pleasures are granted? Are not all the material pleasures
useless in terms of giving total fulfillment of life? Is not the
body that enjoys it also temporary? Are we not unhappy
merely because of ego? Are we not unhappy because of the
state of our mind? What is the use of pursuing material
pleasures? What is the use of Total Stress Management; when
all is vanity? Isn’t the world UNCHANGED; even when so
many people toiled for its improvement; in the past? Isn’t such
effort useless and futile? What is the use of it; if we have ‘to
leave everything’; when we die?”
It is better to enjoy my life as it comes; ‘without bothering’
about society.

3. But; I realize that; it not possible for me to enjoy the life
without bothering about others.
Later I get the answer; “If want to live to the best of my
satisfaction and conquer the STRESS; then I can learn and
practice Total Stress Management. If I choose to be the victim
or cause of the STRESS for others; then I can discard it. I can
keep proclaiming; like snoring in slumber or like shouting in
delirium; that; I am happy and ecstatic; even as the millions
others are in misery!
Alternatively; sometimes I wonder; if increase in inner
strength; irrespective of the extent of external environmental
stress; can reduce the ratio; “external pressure/resilience” and
conquer it!
Inner strength is important; but not for continuing to inertly
and indifferently escape from the cancerous STRESS as we do
today, but for changing the inner and outer; STRESSORS so
as to blossom the individual and the universe; through holistic
solutions.
; and
2. It is also not possible for me to increase the “inner strength”
irrespective of the “stress in external environment”.

4. Total Stress Management is like oxygen. We breathe it for
ourselves. We do not ask the above questions when it comes to
breathing! Do we?
Those of us, who have constitutions to understand and
appreciate; Total Stress Management; participate in it. Those
who do not study, do not understand, and do not agree; do not
participate in it.
Rationale of Total Stress Management or SUPERLIVING (the
core of which is NAMASMARAN); is conquering the STRESS
simultaneously from inside and outside (through holistic
perspective, policies, plans, programs and their
implementation)!