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1. One fine day...

2. How would you feel after such a day?

3. Depression Anger Stress Guilt

4. What makes us feel this way?

5. THE POWERFUL MIND!

6. What we will talk about today. What is the mind What can the mind do? Controlled vs Uncontrolled Mind Benefits of a controlled Mind How to control the mind (with audio)

7. Where do I find knowledge about the mind?

8. bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitah anātmanas tu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatru -vat - Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita 6.6

9. “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.”

10. What is this mind?

11. Mind - a constant flow of thoughts. rooted in the senses, experiences, desires

12. Can you control it?

13. Conseq uences of an uncontrolled mind

14. Study conducted by the California Department of Education, California Police Back in the day! [1940]

15. Study conducted by the California Department of Education, California Police Today!

16. Communal violence Public Unrest Terrorism Wars

17. Harsh Reality 4,07,200 documents on the word ‘Stress’ on World Wide Web In the US one out of two cardiac arrests are on account of stress In the UK 2,70,000 individuals take time off everyday due to work-related stress – Cost: 7 billion pounds 06 80% of surgical references can somehow be traced to underlying stress-California Institute of Technology

18. Harsh Reality Over 50% of US population visits a clinical psychologist /psychiatrist at least once in two years. Maximum stress at age 18-24 Culprit of most complaints- IBS, low birth-weight babies, heart attacks, asthma, migraines. 06 Even responsible for women going bald!

19. In the past five years, cardiologist Brian Pinto of Nanavati hospital, Mumbai, has seen a 20% increase in teenage patients with hypertension. Teen suicide rates have tripled in the past 25 years and 40% suffer from anxiety. Causes : Academic Pressure, Lack of family support. Long term Consequences : Most adult depression is rooted in adolescence. TODAY IN INDIA

20. One in five children have stress related emotional disorders. 40% teenagers admit to severe anxiety. Apollo Hospitals – a leading chain of hospitals has opened a separate clinic for teenagers – seeing a huge no. of teen patients coming in for treatment for problems like obesity to anorexia. TODAY IN INDIA

21. 100,000 acts of violence 8,000 murders Before finishing school an average child witnesses

22. cañcalam hi manah krsna pramāthi balavad drdham tasyāham nigraham manye vāyor iva su-duskaram - Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita 6.34

23. “For the mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O Krishna, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than controlling the wind.”

24. Controlled Mind The solution that is within

25. What will you choose?

26. What will you choose?

27. Intelligence Mind Senses, Desires, Experiences The real decision maker

28. How is Intelligence strengthened? What we hear? What we see? What we read? What we associate with? What we eat? What we discuss?

29. What is creating our life’s script? The kind of BO OKS we read The kind of MO VIES we see The kind of MU SIC we listen The kind of FRI ENDS we keep

30. The most effective method for controlling the mind

31. meditation Is it easy?

32. yajñānām japa -yajño ’ smi

33. What do the major religions say about chanting the holy names of Lord?

34. Christianity Christ glorified the Lord’s holy name by saying “Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name”

35. Sikhism Guru Nanak prayed “In the ambrosial hours of the morning I meditate on the grace of the true name”

36. Islam Muslims repeatedly chant the sacred name of God - “Allah”

37. Buddhism Buddhists also practice repetition of the name of Lord Buddha ( namu amida butsu )

38. Sanätana dharma It also recommends repetition of the holy names of the Lord, in form of mantra

39. MAN + TRA What is a mantra? Mind Free

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