The document discusses the causes and effects of stress. It states that stress is caused by a variety of factors in modern life like rapid change, peer pressure, health issues, and work-life imbalance. It then describes how stress can negatively impact people's physical and mental health by leading to issues like anxiety, insomnia, hypertension and more. Finally, it recommends practicing yoga and meditation, especially chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra, to help control the mind and nourish the soul, thereby finding relief from stress.

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

3. “ We are in the phase of tremendous growth of knowledge , rapid social change, and technical innovations . For many people, the pace of change is too fast , resulting in stress” - Toffler in “Future Shock”

4. WHAT IS STRESS ?

5. STRESS IS - Cambridge “ great worry caused by a difficult situation , or something which causes this condition ”

6. WHAT CAUSES STRESS ?

7. CAUSES OF STRESS argument illness

8. CAUSES OF STRESS pollution

9. CAUSES OF STRESS Lack of Healthcare / exercises

10. CAUSES OF STRESS Staying away from home

11. CAUSES OF STRESS Performance anxiety

12. CAUSES OF STRESS Pressure Cooker - Parents / Teachers / Peers

13. CAUSES OF STRESS Concern for Reputation - would not say NO

14. - 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

15. CAUSES OF STRESS Right to Happiness

16. CAUSES OF STRESS Belief that Happiness comes by Controlling Having

17. WHAT DOES STRESS LEAD TO ?

18. Lack of confidence & indecisiveness STRESS LEADS TO ..........

19. Piled up assignments STRESS LEADS TO ..........

20. Insomnia STRESS LEADS TO ..........

21. Urgency addiction STRESS LEADS TO ..........

22. Body - head aches STRESS LEADS TO ..........

23. Hypertension Heart burn STRESS LEADS TO ..........

24. Weight loss Weight gain STRESS LEADS TO ..........

25. Loss of Trust STRESS LEADS TO ..........

26. Broken friendship STRESS LEADS TO ..........

27. Over dependence on INHUMAN friends STRESS LEADS TO .......... Too much of Internet

28. Indulgence in STRESS LEADS TO .......... Drinking Smoking

29. Indulgence in STRESS LEADS TO .......... Drugs Illicit Sex

30. Suicides STRESS LEADS TO ..........

31. SELF APPRAISAL

32. Neglect caring for your diet ? Get angry easily ? Seek unrealistic goals ? Behave rudely ? Complain that you are disorganized ? SELF APPRAISAL Lack of concentration ? Neglect to exercise ? Have few close friends ? Get too little rest ? Fed up with the system ?

33. 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 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 ?

34. SELF APPRAISAL 1 - 4 Few stresses in life, but ensure you are not trying too hard to avoid problems (& in turn challenges) 5 - 8 Life in good control, work on choices & habits that could be causing some concern, guard for future 9 - 12 Approaching danger zone, may well be suffering stress related health problems & strained relations - think carefully and take relaxation breaks > 12 Emergency, stop now, re-think how you are living, change your attitudes, ACT NOW

35. BARE FACTS

37. HOW MANY SUFFER ? Year - 2003 About - HIGH BP 35 % Publication - THE TIMES OF INDIA How many - Who - SCHOOL STUDENTS

39. WE ALL ARE STRESSED !!!!! Individual Stress leads to Social Stress

40. “ If we take a pack of dogs and put them in a locked room, what do you expect to happen ? Would they be smiling at one another ? Would they develop loving relationships amongst themselves ? One would hardly accept that ! In fact they would be barking, screaming, biting, quarreling and killing one another . A very similar situation can be observed in today’s society........... We are INTERNALLY DISTURBED, so we create disturbances for others ” WE ALL ARE STRESSED !!!!!

41. Thinking Feeling Way out ? Willing ELIMINATING STRESS Vicious Stress Circle

42. “ We are in the phase of tremendous growth of knowledge , rapid social change, and technical innovations . For many people, the pace of change is too fast , resulting in stress” - Toffler in “Future Shock” State of MIND

43. WAY OUT OF VICIOUS STRESS 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.

45. “ One must deliver himself with the help of the mind , and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well” ELIMINATING STRESS BY MIND CONTROL BG 6.5 Eliminate stress

46. HOW TO CONTROL MIND ? KEY TO MIND CONTROL 1. Understanding self

47. BUT BEFORE THAT .… THE IDENTITY CRISIS - WHO AM I ?

48. WHO AM I ?

49. WHO AM I ? Scientists have analyzed all the chemicals present in the body and the total “Market Value” of body components is Rs. 110/-

50. WHO AM I ? The passers-by always try to retrieve the body worth Rs.110/- from an accidental car worth Rs. 25 lac WHY ???????

52. 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) SOUL IS THE REAL ETERNAL PERSONALITY RESIDING IN THIS TEMPORARY BODY

53. “ The body, which we see, is actually dead. It appears to be alive because of the presence of the soul . When the soul leaves the body, the body becomes inactive” SOUL - BODY RELATIONSHIP “ The soul, when it comes to this material world is awarded a gross and subtle covering to acclimatize him to the material surroundings”

54. KEY TO MIND CONTROL 2. Transcendental Knowledge

55. THE SCIENCE OF SOUL Gross material body Intelligence Mind (Senses - Eyes / Ears / Nose / Tongue / Skin) Soul

56. THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE External World Perception by 5 Knowledge acquiring senses Action by working senses Information to Mind (Storehouse of thoughts, unfulfilled desires) Intelligence (Decision maker)

57. WHAT DO I DO WITH MY INTELLIGENCE ? E S M D

58. “ From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool” MISUSE OF INTELLIGENCE “ While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises.” BG 2.62-63

59. ENHANCEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE 4 defects Cultivation of Knowledge by Imperfect Senses Committing mistakes Illusionment Cheating propensity

60. Perfect Knowledge ENHANCEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE From someone who is free from all defects FROM THE RIGHT SOURCE

61. THE WORD OF THE SUPREME LORD

62. BHAGAVAD GITA IS PRACTICAL When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita and find a verse to comfort me and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day. Mahatma Gandhi If truth is what works, as Pierce and the pragmatists insist, there must be a kind of truth in the Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, since those who follow its teachings display a joyous serenity ususally missing in the bleak and strident lives of contemporary people Dr. Elwin H. Powell Professor of Sociology State University of New York

63. KEY TO MIND CONTROL 3. Nourishment for soul

64. If someone takes good care of the cage by polishing it very carefully and keeping it clean but ignores the needs of the resident parrot , then the whole purpose of keeping the parrot in the cage is defeated . NOURISHMENT FOR SOUL BODY SOUL

65. Starving Soul STRESS No nourishment Unhappiness Distress Dissatisfaction Tension

66. NOURISHMENT OF SOUL (SOUL) SAT (eternal) CIT (full of knowledge) ANANDA (full of bliss) EARTH WATER FIRE AIR ETHER MIND INTELLIGENCE FALSE EGO The process of connecting soul to SUPER CONSCIOUSNESS SUPERIOR SPIRITUAL ENERGY ENERGIES INFERIOR ENERGY GROSS ELEMENTS SUBTLE ELEMENTS

69. Harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam kalau nastyva nastyva nastyva gatir 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 AGE

70. HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE THE PANACEA FOR ALL PROBLEMS

71. NOURISHED SOUL Mantra reestablishes the connection between energy & Energetic SOUL Illusion covers the spiritual energy and his relation with God is broken Nourishment of Soul THE ENERGETIC

72. RECAPITULATION Understanding Self - I AM NOT THIS BODY Enhance Intelligence - CULTIVATE TRANSCENDENTAL KNOWLEDGE Mind Control by Nourishment for Soul - TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION OF MAHAMANTRA

73. Bandhur atmatmanas tasya yenatmaivatmana jitah anatmanas tu satrutve vartetatmaiva 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 TO ..........

74. Yuktahara-viharasya yukta-cestasya karmasu yukta-svapnavabodhasya yogo 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 TO .......... Relief from Stress Chant Mantra

75. EXPERIENCE TRANSCENDENTAL JOY EVERYDAY

76. THE INCOCEIVABLE TRANSFORMATION Frustration Bliss

77. THANKS & PRAYING FOR STRESS FREE LIFE FOR ALL