Stress is a disease that can be partially cured. Here are a few thoughts that may help you live more in peace with yourself.

1. They say that ‘primordial stress’ is related to our unspoken fear of dying, of the end of life. But is it really dying that we are afraid of? No, because we don’t know what dying really is. With the end of our existence also comes the end of consciousness and sensation, and so how can we know anything of dying?

2. Stress is generated by a fear of not being perfect. So, you believe you are perfect, do
you? Well, you should know that you have never been perfect, because your lack of modesty allowed you to think that you were. And there can be no perfection where there is a lack!

3. Stress comes from being afraid that you can’t get everything done on time. Time, like space, is an extendable dimension. It is one of those rare commodities that can be bestowed almost without limit. Remember that nothing grand or beautiful was ever accomplished in a day.

4. Stress comes from fearing that you do not correspond to the self image you want to project. The eye does not see the object itself, but the image of the object. You too are just a reflection in other people’s eyes. They will never see you as you really are, no matter how hard they try. So why worry?

5. Stress arises when you don’t know how to say no. You do know how to say no. Do you need proof? Well, the fact that you are alive and reading these lines means that you have succeeded in saying no many times, both with your body and with your mind. That’s because living means refusing to die, day after day.

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You can start lowering your stress level starting today. All you have to do is choose your priorities!
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“Anxiety is the vertigo of liberty.” - S. Kierkegaard

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If you have faith in all the three hundred and thirty millions of your mythological gods and still have no faith in yourselves, there is no salvation for you. Have faith in yourselves, and stand up on that faith and be strong; that is what we need.

- Swami Vivekananda

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Deliberate Before Acting - Wisdom from Tirukural

When action is needed, ponder what is to be gained, what lost, and what ultimately achieved, then proceed.

There is nothing too difficult for a man who, before he acts, deliberates with chosen friends and reflects privately.

The wise never undertake an enterprise that rashly risks existing capital to reach for potential profits.

Those who dread ridicule and disgrace will not commence any task that is unclear.

To sally forth without a well-conceived plan is one way to cultivate an enemy’s strength.

Doing what should not be done will bring ruin, and not doing what should be done will also bring ruin.

Embark upon an action after careful thought. It is folly to say, “Let us begin the task now and think about it later.”

Any task not methodically performed may go awry, though men in multitudes support it.

Even in doing good deeds a man may err if he does not consider the recipient’s unique nature.

Having made his plans, let a man keep his actions above blame. The world will never approve of acts that are beneath him.