subject: Stress Elections And Democracy [print this page] It is stressful when we do not get appreciation or even permission to work for the social welfare. It is stressful when we are neglected, suppressed and suffocated by preventing us from voicing holistic perspectives and approaches in various fields. Throttling of activities of individual and global blossoming; embodying holistic solutions; leads to stress!
Ii is true that our own indolence, apathy, inertia, pettiness, mediocrity and passivity are responsible for stress due to tardiness in individual and global blossoming! It is also true that our indecision, timidity, diffidence, lack of conviction, and hence escapism are responsible for our defeat in individual and global blossoming and resultant stress!
It is due to our own defects that we fail to appreciate that certain concepts such as democracy are used to black mail us and perpetuate injustice. We fail to appreciate that democracy per se, if left to itself can only lead to unabated meanness, pettiness and chaos; which are bound jeopardize any activity incorporated in proactive measures in Total Stress Management i.e. individual and global blossoming ( e.g. evolving universally benevolent policies and plans in terms of holistic medicine, holistic education, holistic laws etc)!
Even as dictatorship per se, is not a solution to individual and social stress; the lack of individual and global blossoming; in democracy; leads to unleashing of barbaric forces; which thrive on unaccountability, irresponsibility, populist policies, and extremely petty selfishness; leading to demotion of merit and promotion of mediocrity and corruption.
In every government office there are anti people and coercive laws and rules denying the services, thereby flourishing the corruption and thus harassing and repelling the people.
Democracy today; has become a license to voice and assert resentment, non acceptance, disgruntlement, disagreement, non cooperation, opposition and sabotaging of overall blossoming of an individual and the universe; while demanding petty gains. Obviously this is bound to cause stress!
Can we conquer such stress?
Yes. We can.
As a result of deification of democracy, everywhere inside and outside; we (the voters and the candidates), have apparently developed an illusory feeling that elections and democracy are panacea for the cure of all evils. If not, at least we tend to pretend so.
Elections and democracy are actually the important means; (but not the end in themselves); amongst many others; such as; study, analysis, exercise, contemplation, discussion, dialogue, experimentation, research, manufacture, creation, production, harvesting, sculpture, prayers; for ushering in the ambience conducive to individual and global blossoming.
In as much as it is true that elections and democracy are important means, it is truer that assuming elections and the democracy as the end in themselves and neglecting the other means of global blossoming; such as NAMASMARAN; is naive and counterproductive.
Democracy and elections can be healthy and effective in individual and global blossoming; if we are nurtured by NAMASMARAN.
Because; for voting selflessly and bravely; and to elect benevolent candidates; and in turn; evolve the elected candidates; into able and noble individuals (if they are not); the visionaries have reiterated time and again that; NAMASMARAN i.e. connection with; the true self (universally benevolent and empowering inner light); is the basis, essence and culmination of all the means; conducive to individual and global blossoming!
Shouldnt therefore; the NAMASMARAN be our topmost priority before, during and after elections for healthier elections and democracy?
Whether we; the rulers i.e. policy makers, planners and administrators or public; are educated or illiterate, urban or rural, religious or atheist, our thoughts get universally benevolent dimension and character; through study, analysis, experimentation, craft, art and their different permutations and combinations and of course; NAMASMARAN!
Elections and democracies (and other political systems) in the world are bound to metamorphose in an unbelievably rapid and in an unprecedented manner; even amidst the apparently dismal picture; by the unifying and emancipating power of the universal practice of NAMASMARAN (The core of Total Stress Management); by billions of people in the world.
