ISKCON YOUTH SERVICES (IYS)

A Youth Wing of
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
(ISKCON)
FOUNDER-ACHARYA:
H. D.G. A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA

TALVAN BACE, NERUL

ART OF MIND
MANAGEMENT
 THE NEED

STUDY
RELATIONSHIP

WORK

PLAY PARTY
ENJOYMENT, SATISFACTION, HAPPINESS
 POWERS OF THE MIND
 IT IS A VISIONARY.
 POWER OF IMAGINATION.
 MAGIC OF CONCENTRATION.
 MIND IS LIKE A KNIFE.
 IT CAN MAKE HEAVEN OUT OF
HELL OR HELL OUT OF HEAVEN.
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Uncont
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Le a d s
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Men

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Wo
Californian employees shell
out 1 billion dollars
a year for medical
and legal fees
resulting from
mental stress.
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Wo

One million workers in

America are absent
on an average work day
because of stress related
complaints
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One thousand Americans

murdered at work place
last year due to mentally
stressed out
and disgruntled
employees
 Some Revealing Facts in India
1 in 5 children have stress related emotional
disorders.
32% of urban teens have alcohol and 25% smoke
40% teenagers admit to severe anxiety.
Cardiologist Brian pinto of Nanavati Hosp. - 20%
increase in teenage patients with hypertension in the
past five years.
In a recent study by IAP, 75% adolescents said they
could not communicate comfortably with thier
parents.
Instincts – The age of the first sexual intercourse has
dropped from early 20’s to between 16 to 18 years.
LOOK WITHIN YOURSELF…
Do you often feel that you ought to
be doing more with your life?
“I feel as if my life is out of control.”
“I’m not doing well in right now. If I
don’t get my grades up I’ll never get
into a good college/ job offers .”
“I’m moody, get depressed and feel
lonely often and I don’t know that
what to do about it.”
 THINK ABOUT IT…
Do you often feel nervous or anxious.
Do you frequently worry unreasonably about
quit trivial insignificant things.
Do you constantly feel tired and short of
energy.
Do you ever feel an almost irresistible urge to
run away from everything?
Do you ever feel a complete sense of despair
about the future.
SO WHO IS IN CONTROL
WE OR MIND
STUDY
• Mechanism of Mind
•Am I the Mind ?
•
 UNDERSTANDING
MECHANISM OF THE MIND

INTELLIGENCE THE SENSES

DECISION
DISCRIMINATION •EYES
DETERMINATION
•EARS

MIND
•NOSE
UNLIMITED DESIRES
FLICKERING NATURE
ALWAYS ACTIVE •TONGUE
UNLIMITED SCOPE
EXPANSIBILITY •SKIN
(eg.) Exam alarm
(eg) Mercedes accident.
(eg) MALAI BURFY / COCONUT
 BEFORE WE MANAGE OUR MINDS
LET’S KNOW WHO IS THE
MANAGER?
AM I THIS NOSE?

AM I THIS HAND?

AM I THIS COAT?

AM I THIS BODY?

WHO AM I?
EASY TO POINT TO YOUR HAND OR NOSE BUT CAN
YOU POINT TO YOURSELF ?
ARE YOU THE BAG OF FLESH
WORTH Rs. 110/- ?

CALCIUM

IRON

PHOSPHORUS

WATER CONTENT

OTHER SUBSTANCES
UNDERSTANDING
OUR
POTENTIAL.
 GOD’S ENERGIES

INFERIOR SUPERIOR
MATERIAL ENERGY SPIRITUAL ENERGY

SPIRITUAL BODY
GROSS SUBTLE (SOUL)
ELEMENTS ELEMENTS • SAT(ETERNAL)
3. EARTH 3. MIND • CIT(FULL OF
4. WATER 4. INTELLIGENCE KNOWLEDGE)
5. FIRE 5. FALSE EGO • ANANDA(FULL
6. AIR OF BLISS)
7. ETHER
 INTELLIGENCE

NOSE
MIND

EYES SKIN
WE – THE SOU
EARS

TONGUE
 METHODS OF MIND
CONTROL

Physical method
Mental method
Spiritual method
Physical method

Yogasanas and Exercises

Pranayama(breathing exercises)
Kriyas (purificatory tehniques)
Sitting postures
Diet
Physical method
Celibacy
Fasting
Trataka
Silence
Environmental conditions
 Mental Method
Concentration
Detachment and forgetfulness
Planned thinking
Positive thinking & change of mental attitudes
Control over impulses
(self restraint and patience)
TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS
TEMPORARY
FISH OUT OF
WATER
 Spiritual Method
( Permanent Purification)
PRACTICE :
Man-tra meditation (Bhakti Yoga)
ATTITUDE:
Unselfish action (karma yoga)
Knowledge of self, supreme self
(God) and World
 MAN TRA FO R TH IS A GE.
•Recommended by All Great Scriptures, souls
•The power of Hare Krishna – Maha Mantra
•Story of Ajamila
•Story of Jagai & Madhai
•Story of Hippies turning into Happies
SOUL BOUND – IMPURE MIND Dictates INTELLIGENCE

CHANTING SHARPENS INTELLIGENCE, PURIFIES

MIND & FREES THE SOUL TO EXPERIENCE –
ETERNITY, FULL KNOWLEDGE,FULL BLISS
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAM HARE RAM
RAM RAM HARE HARE