LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS The case in point is; those who can “see” the incoming holistic renaissance; would certainly get thrilled to blissfully participate in the process of engendering holistic renaissance in their respective fields; and fulfill their lives as leaders!

1. SUPERSTITION
DR
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. We do hundreds of activities daily; without any
element of belief or disbelief. We do them inevitably
as an inseparable part of our life. We never even have
any doubt about whether they are right or wrong; and
scientific or inscientific.
Thus we are unquestioningly (blindly) involved in the
biological compulsions such as breathing, eating,
sleeping; sex. We are unquestioningly (blindly)
involved in social needs such as marriage,
celebrations, sports, and entertainment and so on. We
are unquestioningly (blindly) involved in our pursuits
of pleasures (and multiplying pleasures) through our
business, power politics, performing arts, sports and
so on.
In short; we never question the scientific veracity; of a
thing; when it comes to gratifying our senses of taste,
smell, hearing, vision, and touch and so on.
This is because we are unconscious slaves of our
pettiness. We are not even wakeful enough to be
aware of our slavery!

3. Let us understand that the Hindu philosophical
perspectives; and certain customs, conventions,
traditions, scriptures are meant for enlightenment and
universal welfare. They are not monolithic. In the
present form; they are not well defined and/or
systematically described with clarifications and/or
explanations; in modern semantics. In fact; there are
many disagreements, differences, disputes and even
contradictions in terms of perspectives and behavioral
precepts. But there is still; a common thread viz.
simultaneous blossoming of one and all.
As we are unevolved in terms of emotion quotient and
intelligence quotient; we fail to “see” and “appreciate”
this sublime thread!
Since we are incapable of introspection; and are
unable to realize our limitations; we tend to fancy
ourselves as modern, rationalist, smarter and
superior! Due to our ignorance and arrogance; we
condemn those; who follow the scriptures; just
because they honor the wisdom of the ancestors. We
humiliate them as “blind believers”!

4. We; who laugh/ridicule; at traditional terms such as
“ghosts”; must introspect! We must admit to
ourselves that we do not know anything about
physiological location, extent and dimensions (length,
breadth, and depth) of what we proudly refer to as
“mind”! We do not know the density, specific gravity,
atomic weight, molecular weight, other
chemical/physical characteristics and anything for
that matter; of “mind”, to which we attribute a
variety of phenomena.
Let us not take pride on our hollow semantics! Let us
not fight over them. Let us not hide our ignorance and
boost our self destructive arrogance with the crutches
of so called modern terminology; such as idiopathic,
schizophrenia, hysteria. We should see our ignorance
and indolence; hidden in the hollow modern
terminology!
Just as we can not define and demonstrate ghost, so
also, we can not define and demonstrate subconscious,
unconscious and other phenomena attributed to and

5. described in relation to mind; in psychology and
psychiatry!
Let us understand that whether we conceive the
inexplicable phenomena in terms of modern terms or
traditional terms; what matters is; to go to their root
and understand them holistically.
Let us go to the roots of everything; including Hindu
philosophy, vision, concepts, scriptures, customs,
traditions, rituals, acculturation etc; in analytical as
well as holistic manner! But for this; it is not enough
to merely read and contemplate. We have to practice
NAMASMARAN and blossom in a holistic manner!
In NAMASMARAN; the disputes created by and
based on both; the modern and traditional semantics;
get dissolved because of the common sublime
experience; associated with the objective benevolence!
We have the privilege to verify this; through
persistent practice of NAMASMARAN associated
with the empowering and enlightening experience;

6. and we have the golden opportunity to multiply this
ever blossoming experience; by sharing it with billions
others; in an efficient and versatile manner.