DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR ASCETICISM AND INDULGENCE Basically the material needs are physiological. Neither their uncontrolled indulgence (due to mediocre literary trends and/or mercenary hype), nor their forcible suppression (due to fanatic imposition of abstinence, austerity, celibacy etc) are in tune with spiritualism. They are absurd and impart pathological stress
