Democracy and Stress Management The document discusses democracy and how individual spirituality and connection to one's true self through practices like meditation can help policymakers make more universally benevolent decisions that benefit the people. It states that democracy is healthiest when it is guided by the noble aspirations of the people rather than their petty greed. Dark forces that empower selfish interests can be countered when the majority cultivates virtuous thought processes through practices like chanting divine names. A global, healthy democracy may be facilitated by more individuals pursuing spiritual practices for evolving universal welfare.

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