Democracy and Stress Management The document discusses democracy and how individual spiritual practices like meditation can help transform selfish interests into a universal perspective of welfare. It states that a healthy democracy is based on the noble aspirations of the people, not their petty greed. Regular spiritual practices like meditation can help leaders and policymakers connect to their true selves and make decisions with benevolent intentions for all. To evolve a healthy global democracy, the document argues that individuals must transform selfishness into a motivation for universal well-being, and meditation may help facilitate this.

1. Democracy
And
Stress
Management
Dr.

2. Shriniwas
Kashalikar
The conscience of the people, the sublime
aspirations of the people and the blossoming
of the people (and not their petty greed)
constitute the core of the healthy
democracy.

3. Whether the rulers i.e. policy makers,
planners and administrators are educated or
illiterate, urban or rural, religious or
atheist, of one race or another; the very
source of their thoughts gets universally
benevolent dimension and character from
their connection with their true self through
different means called SADHANA or TAPA
or various other pursuits such as illam,
ibadad, mass prayers and so on, or study,
analysis, experimentation, craft, art and so
on, evolved in the course of human
development. NAMASMARAN is one such
means practicable for a common individual.

4. These forces of darkness comprising the
petty interests of the few; rule and ruin the
majority. These forces of darkness are
empowered by the vitiated thought processes
of the majority and vice versa!
The global solution is, to evolve healthy
democracy all over the world is to facilitate
transformation of individualistic pettiness
into the perspective and urge of universal
welfare!

5. At present NAMASMARAN appears to be
the means for evolving a global and healthy
democracy!
DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR