Holistic Approach To
Saving Energy Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
Well thought out and intelligent energy saving can not only be useful to the economy and environment but the
Welfare of World i.e. Holistic Health! Some measures I can think of are as follows: 1. Switch off the mains while leaving the house as sometimes accidents also occur due to electric iron, geyser etc in spite of auto stop arrangements. 2. Switch off the computers when leaving the working place so that radiation dose also can be beneficially reduced.
3. Switch off the television sets and neon signs in public places as they can distract the drivers and cause accidents. 4. Switch off the AC in cars and other places when not required as extra use of AC can cause head ache, sinusitis, cold and lung infections. 5. Switch off the water coolers as extra cold water can cause upper respiratory tract infections and digestive disturbances and arthritis. 6. Use staircase in stead of elevators. This can reduce the chances of infections
in closed chamber of the elevator and improve the health due to natural cardiovascular workout! 7. Walk to your office or for errands and get healthier by this simple exercise. This would save fuel and in turn electricity. Walking can be combined with NAMASMARAN so that you blossom from within!
BUT WHAT IS NAMASMARAN? Namasmaran means; remembering the name of God, Guru, great souls; such as prophets and holy objects such as planets and stars. It may be remembered silently, loudly, along with music, dance, along with breathing, in group or alone,
either with counting by rosary (called SMARANI JAPAMALA) or without counting. The traditions vary from region to region and from religion to religion. However the universal principle underlying NAMASMARAN is to reorient your physiological being with your true self. In fact while reorienting with true self you aim to establish and strengthen the bond or connection; between; your physiological being; with your true self. You aim at reunification with yourself! Since remembering your true self is the pinnacle of or culmination of individual consciousness, and individual consciousness is the culmination of every activity in life, remembering any name of God or Guru (any symbol of your true self) is equivalent to opening the final common pathway for the
individual consciousness associated with every possible activity to get funneled into or unified with objective or cosmic consciousness. Thus NAMASMARAN is in fact the YOGA of YOGA in the sense that it is the culmination of consciousness associated with every possible procedure and technique in the yoga that you are familiar with. It is the YOGA of YOGA because it is the culmination of consciousness associated with all the activities in the universe, which it encompasses as well! It is YOGA of YOGA because everybody in the world irrespective of his/her tradition and the beliefs; would eventually, ultimately and naturally reach it it; in the process of liberation. Even so called non believers also would not “miss” the “benefit of remembering the true self through one symbol or another”!
Just as NAMASMARAN is YOGA of YOGA it is meditation of meditation also! It is the natural and ultimate climax of every form of meditation. These facts however have to be realized with persistent practice of NAMSMARAN and not blindly believed or blindly disbelieved with casual approach! In short NAMSMARAN is super-bounty of cosmic consciousness for every individual to realize it (cosmic consciousness)! This is truly a super-bounty because a person who experiences it, rises above mercenary, commercial and even professional and charity planes and manifest supertransactions in his or her life!
These are just few observations to give rough idea about what is NAMASMARAN. NAMASMARAN is an ocean of bliss. Its true meaning is beyond description in words and has to b experienced, most preferably, by billions! 8. Understand that this energy saving is not restricting your freedom! In fact, this is a way to be fair to yourself, the nature and rest of the world. 9. Do not get obsessed by the thought of saving but discuss, generate new ideas and popularize them for saving electricity and promoting your and others’ health and welfare of the world!
Sources and Citations:
Stress: Understanding and Management: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar Conceptual Stress: Understanding and Management: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar Namasmaran [Marathi and English]:Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar These and other books available on www.superliving.net and scribd.com for free download.
Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar