1. STRE S S
MA N A G E M E N T
OR
A
LIE ?
DR. SH RI NIWA S
KA S H A L I K A R

2. A p a r t fr o m t h e ill s a n d
e v i l s in o u r lif e a n d
s o c i e t y , t h o s e ir ri t a t e o r
pu t yo u off, th e v e r y fa c t
th a t yo u c a n n o t d o
a n y thi n g m a k e s y o u
mi s e r a b l e .
Y o u t h e n tr y t o
c o m p e n s a t e it w i t h
a l c o h o l o r fl a t t e r y fr o m
st o o g e s an d fe e l gr e a t but
only to re c o i l ba c k to
fe e li n g of us e l e s s n e s s .
You m a y fe e l w h il e
pr a c t i c i n g NAMA S M A R A N ;
th a t yo u ar e w a s t i n g yo u r

3. ti m e o u t o f h e l p l e s s n e s s ;
and
g l o r i f y i n g it a s s p i r i t u a l
pr a c t i c e ! Thi s f e e l i n g o f
yo u r s is hor ri b l e !
Thi s is d u e t o
ov e r w h e l m i n g and
u n r e a l i s t i c in f l u e n c e o f
surr o u n di n g s co m p o u n d e d
by m e d i a .
T h e vi c i o u s c y c l e o f
def e c tiv e per c e p ti o n,
fe e li n g s an d a c t i o n s le a d s
t o p e r p e t u a l mi s e r y .

4. But p e r s i s t i n g wit h an d
b e i n g fi r m w i t h t h e
pr a c t i c e of NAM A S M A R A N
o r i e n t s y o u t o y o u r tr u e
s elf.
DR. S H RI NIWA S
KA S H A L I K A R