WHAT IS NAMASMARAN? DR.

SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR Apparently; NAMASMARAN (JAAP, JAP, JIKRA, SIMARAN, SUMIRAN, remembering true sel f); usually embodies; remembering the name of God, Guru, great souls; such as pr ophets and whatever is considered as holy e.g. planets and stars. It is remember ed silently, loudly, along with music, dance, along with breathing, in group or alone. Further, NAMASMARAN is either counted by some means such as fingers, rosa ry (called TASABI, SMARANI or JAPAMALA), or electronic counter; or practiced wit hout counting. The traditions vary from region to region, religion to religion a nd tradition to tradition. The essence is however; the same; to get our physiological and social being; reo riented and reunified; with our true self. It is the pinnacle or culmination of every individual activity and consciousness; and a final common pathway; to obje ctive or cosmic consciousness. It is the YOGA of YOGA; as it is the culmination; of every possible procedure and technique in the hathayoga and in fact; all the activities in the universe; irrespective of traditions, beliefs; including "non believers" (as they may "remember true self" in different way/s). NAMASMARAN (r emembering true self or merging with cosmic consciousness); is a meditation of m editation also; because the climax of every form of meditation! In short NAMASMARAN is a super-bounty of cosmic consciousness for every individu al to realize it (cosmic consciousness)! This is truly a super-bounty because a person, who experiences it, rises above petty, sectarian, mercenary, commercial planes and manifests super- transactions in his or her life! Its true and univer sal benevolence (should not be blindly believed or blindly disbelieved with casu al approach); would manifest through its prac