LET US REMIND OURSELVES OF LET US REMIND OURSELVES OF WHAT ALL WE DID SINCE WE WHAT ALL WE DID SINCE WE GOT OFF THE BED YESTERDAY GOT OFF THE BED YESTERDAY MORNING !MORNING !

““We are in the phase of We are in the phase of tremendoustremendous growth of growth of

knowledgeknowledge, rapid social change, , rapid social change, and and technical innovationstechnical innovations. For . For

many people, the many people, the pacepace of change is of change is

too fasttoo fast, , resulting in stress”resulting in stress”

- Toffler in “Future Shock”

WHATWHAT

ISIS

STRESS ?STRESS ?

STRESS ISSTRESS IS

- Cambridge

““great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something which

causes this condition”

WHATWHAT

CAUSESCAUSES

STRESS ?STRESS ?

CAUSES OF STRESSCAUSES OF STRESS

argumentargument

illnessillness

CAUSES OF STRESSCAUSES OF STRESS

pollutionpollution

CAUSES OF STRESS

Lack of Healthcare / exercisesLack of Healthcare / exercises

CAUSES OF STRESS

Staying away from homeStaying away from home

CAUSES OF STRESSCAUSES OF STRESS

Performance anxietyPerformance anxiety

CAUSES OF STRESS

Pressure Cooker - Parents / Pressure Cooker - Parents / Teachers / PeersTeachers / Peers

CAUSES OF STRESS

Concern for Reputation Concern for Reputation - would not say NO- would not say NO

- CEO, Coca Cola

““Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in

the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and

spirit .............”

CAUSES OF STRESS

CAUSES OF STRESSCAUSES OF STRESS

Right to HappinessRight to Happiness

CAUSES OF STRESSCAUSES OF STRESS

Belief that Happiness comes byBelief that Happiness comes by

ControllingControllingHavingHaving

WHAT WHAT DOES DOES

STRESS STRESS LEAD LEAD

TO ?TO ?

Lack of Lack of confidence confidence

& & indecisivenessindecisiveness

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

Piled up assignmentsPiled up assignments

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

InsomniaInsomnia

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

Urgency addictionUrgency addiction

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

Body - head achesBody - head aches

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

HypertensionHypertension

Heart burnHeart burn

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

Weight lossWeight loss

Weight gainWeight gain

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

Loss of Loss of TrustTrust

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

Broken friendshipBroken friendship

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

Over dependence on INHUMAN friendsOver dependence on INHUMAN friends

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

Too much of

Internet

Indulgence inIndulgence in

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

DrinkingDrinkingSmokingSmoking

Indulgence inIndulgence in

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

DrugsDrugs Illicit SexIllicit Sex

SuicidesSuicides

STRESS LEADS TO ..........

SELF APPRAISALSELF APPRAISAL

Neglect caring for your diet ?

Get angry easily ?

Seek unrealistic goals ?

Behave rudely ?

Complain that you are disorganized ?

SELF APPRAISALSELF APPRAISAL

Lack of concentration ?

Neglect to exercise ?

Have few close friends ?

Get too little rest ?

Fed up with the system ?

Use sleeping pills & tranquilizers without doctor’s advise ?

Feeling of insecurity ?

Put things off until later ?

Fail to put relaxation time into your day ?

Short memory ?

Race through the day ?

SELF APPRAISALSELF APPRAISAL

Fail to get a break from noise & crowds ?

Ignore symptoms that you are in stress ?

Keep many things inside - don’t discuss with others ?

Flickering mind ?

SELF APPRAISALSELF APPRAISAL

1 - 4Few stresses in life, but ensure you are not trying too hard to avoid problems (& in turn challenges)

5 - 8Life in good control, work on choices & habits that could be causing some concern, guard for future

9 - 12Approaching danger zone, may well be suffering stress related health problems & strained relations - think carefully and take relaxation breaks

> 12Emergency, stop now, re-think how you are living, change your attitudes, ACT NOW

BARE FACTSBARE FACTS

HOW MANY SUFFER ?HOW MANY SUFFER ?

Year - 1983

Feeling of “great stress” once a week 75 %

Feeling of “great stress” twice a week 33 %

About - STRESS

Feeling of “great stress” weekly basis 55 %

• the “epidemic of the eighties”• leading health problem

Magazine - TIME

What -

How many -

HOW MANY SUFFER ?HOW MANY SUFFER ?

Year - 2003

About - HIGH BP

35 %

Publication - THE TIMES OF INDIA

How many -

Who - SCHOOL STUDENTS

BARE FACTSBARE FACTS

• US & Japan, most scientifically & technologically advanced , show the highest suicide rates amongst the young and rich citizens

• The divorce rate in America is more than 75% in the first three years of marriage

• More and more people (especially of the higher income groups) are forced to take sleeping pills in order to sleep at night

WE ALL ARE STRESSED !!!!!WE ALL ARE STRESSED !!!!!

Individual Stress leads to Social Stress

““If we take a pack of dogs and put them in a If we take a pack of dogs and put them in a locked room, what do you expect to happen ? locked room, what do you expect to happen ?

Would they be smiling at one another ? Would Would they be smiling at one another ? Would they develop loving relationships amongst they develop loving relationships amongst

themselves ? One would hardly accept that ! In themselves ? One would hardly accept that ! In fact they would be fact they would be barking, screaming, biting, barking, screaming, biting,

quarreling and killing one anotherquarreling and killing one another. A very . A very similar situation can be observed in today’s similar situation can be observed in today’s

society........... society........... We are INTERNALLY We are INTERNALLY DISTURBED, so we create disturbances for DISTURBED, so we create disturbances for

othersothers” ”

WE ALLWE ALL ARE ARE STRESSED !!!!!STRESSED !!!!!

Thinking

Feeling

Way out ?

Willing

ELIMINATING STRESSELIMINATING STRESS

ViciousStress Circle

““We are in the phase of We are in the phase of tremendoustremendous growth of growth of

knowledgeknowledge, rapid social change, , rapid social change, and and technical innovationstechnical innovations. For . For

many people, the many people, the pacepace of change is of change is

too fasttoo fast, , resulting in stress”resulting in stress”

- Toffler in “Future Shock”

State of MIND

WAY OUT OF VICIOUS WAY OUT OF VICIOUS STRESS CIRCLESTRESS CIRCLE

INFLUENCE

CONCERN

We are concerned about many things in life. But out of all those things, there are only certain things that we can actually influence.

If we spend our time thinking and worrying about the things we are concerned with (but can’t influence), we get in anxiety and are absorbed in negativity.

If we concentrate on things that we are both concerned with AND can influence, we are positive, hard-working, and enthusiastic.

WAY OUT OF VICIOUS WAY OUT OF VICIOUS STRESS CIRCLESTRESS CIRCLE

INFLUENCE

CONCERNHow to concentrate on things that we are both concerned with AND can influence ?

Control MindControl Mind so that it

• dwells on areas of influence• does not become a slave of circumstances (& gets caught in the web of Thinking - Feeling - Willing of areas of concern)

““One must One must deliver himself with the help of deliver himself with the help of the mindthe mind, and not degrade himself. The , and not degrade himself. The

mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well”and his enemy as well”

ELIMINATING STRESS BY ELIMINATING STRESS BY MIND MIND

CONTROLCONTROL

BG 6.5

Eliminate stress

HOW TO CONTROL MIND ?HOW TO CONTROL MIND ?KEY TO MIND CONTROLKEY TO MIND CONTROL

1. Understanding self

BUT BEFORE THAT .… BUT BEFORE THAT .… THE IDENTITY CRISIS - THE IDENTITY CRISIS -

WHO AM I ?WHO AM I ?

WHO AM I ?WHO AM I ?

WHO AM I ?WHO AM I ?

Scientists have analyzed all the chemicals Scientists have analyzed all the chemicals present in the body and the total “Market present in the body and the total “Market

Value” of body components is Value” of body components is Rs. 110/-

WHO AM I ?WHO AM I ?

The passers-by always try to retrieve the The passers-by always try to retrieve the body worth body worth Rs.110/-Rs.110/- from an accidental from an accidental

car worth car worth Rs. 25 lacRs. 25 lac WHY ??????? WHY ???????

WHO AM I ?WHO AM I ?

Same body when living when dead Same body when living when dead

• hair growth X

• perspiration X

I AM ............I AM ............

There has to be something special and superior in a living body,

- which everyone values so

much

- which possesses energy (consciousness being the symptom)

SOULSOUL IS THE REAL ETERNAL PERSONALITYRESIDING IN THIS TEMPORARY BODY

““The body, which we see, is actually The body, which we see, is actually dead. It appears to be dead. It appears to be alive because of alive because of

the presence of the soulthe presence of the soul. When the . When the soul leaves the body, the body soul leaves the body, the body

becomes inactive” becomes inactive”

SOUL - BODY RELATIONSHIPSOUL - BODY RELATIONSHIP

““The soul, when it comes to this The soul, when it comes to this material world is awarded a gross and material world is awarded a gross and subtle covering to subtle covering to acclimatizeacclimatize him to him to

the material surroundings” the material surroundings”

KEY TO MIND CONTROLKEY TO MIND CONTROL

2. Transcendental Knowledge

THE SCIENCE OF SOULTHE SCIENCE OF SOUL

Gross material body

Intelligence

Mind

(Senses - Eyes / Ears / Nose / Tongue / Skin)

Soul

THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCETHE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE

ExternalWorld

Perception by 5 Knowledge acquiring senses

Action by working senses

Information to Mind

(Storehouse of thoughts, unfulfilled desires)

Intelligence(Decision

maker)

WHAT DO I DO WITH MY WHAT DO I DO WITH MY INTELLIGENCE ?INTELLIGENCE ?

E

S

M

D

““From anger, complete delusion arises, From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of and from delusion bewilderment of

memory. When memory is bewildered, memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material lost one falls down again into the material

pool” pool”

MISUSE OF INTELLIGENCEMISUSE OF INTELLIGENCE

““While contemplating the objects of the While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for senses, a person develops attachment for

them, and from such attachment lust them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises.” develops, and from lust anger arises.”

BG 2.62-63

ENHANCEMENT OF ENHANCEMENT OF INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE

Cultivation of Knowledge

by

4 defects

Imperfect Senses

Committing mistakes

Illusionment

Cheating propensity

Perfect Knowledge

ENHANCEMENT OF ENHANCEMENT OF INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE

From someone

who is free from all defects

FROM THE FROM THE RIGHT SOURCERIGHT SOURCE

KEY TO MIND CONTROLKEY TO MIND CONTROL

3. Nourishment for soul

If someone takes good care of the cage by If someone takes good care of the cage by polishing it very carefully and keeping it polishing it very carefully and keeping it

clean but clean but ignores the needs of the resident ignores the needs of the resident parrotparrot, then the , then the whole purpose of keeping whole purpose of keeping

the parrot in the cage is defeatedthe parrot in the cage is defeated..

NOURISHMENT FOR SOULNOURISHMENT FOR SOUL

BODY SOUL

Starving SoulStarving Soul

Unhappiness

Distress

DissatisfactionTension

STRESSSTRESS

No nourishmentNo nourishment

YOGA IN THIS AGEYOGA IN THIS AGE

• Mantra meditation

MindDeliverer of

• Insecurities

• Fears

• Anxieties

• Tensions • Ignorance

Mantradelivers from

YOGA IN THIS AGEYOGA IN THIS AGE

• Mantra meditation

Leads to...

• Security• Confidence • Peace of mind

• Happiness • Concentration

• Steady Intelligence

• Efficiency

Harer nama harer namaharer namaiva kevalam

kalau nastyva nastyva nastyvagatir anyatha

- Brhad Naradiya Purana

“In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way.

MANTRA FOR THIS AGEMANTRA FOR THIS AGE

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNAHARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNAKRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HAREKRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMAHARE RAMA HARE RAMARAMA RAMA HARE HARERAMA RAMA HARE HARE

THE PANACEA FOR ALL THE PANACEA FOR ALL PROBLEMSPROBLEMS

NOURISHED SOULNOURISHED SOUL

SOUL

Illusion covers the spiritual energy and his relation with God is broken

Mantra reestablishes the

connection betweenenergy &Energetic

Nourishment of Soul

THE ENERGETIC

RECAPITULATIONRECAPITULATION

Understanding Self - I AM NOT THIS BODYEnhance Intelligence - CULTIVATE TRANSCENDENTAL KNOWLEDGE

Mind Control by

Nourishment for Soul - TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION OF MAHAMANTRA

Bandhur atmatmanas tasyayenatmaivatmana jitahanatmanas tu satrutvevartetatmaiva satru-vat

- BG 6.6

For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends ; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy.

MIND CONTROL LEADS MIND CONTROL LEADS TO ..........TO ..........

Yuktahara-viharasyayukta-cestasya karmasuyukta-svapnavabodhasyayogo bhavati duhkha-ha

- BG 6.17

He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.

MIND CONTROL LEADS MIND CONTROL LEADS TO ..........TO ..........

Relief from Stress

Chant Mantra

EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE TRANSCENDENTAL JOY TRANSCENDENTAL JOY

EVERYDAYEVERYDAY

THE INCOCEIVABLE THE INCOCEIVABLE TRANSFORMATIONTRANSFORMATION

Frustration Bliss