<ul><li>The story of two monks, Yesmi and Nomi, illustrates the difference between a beautiful state (no-stress state) and a stressful state.</li><li>Living in a beautiful state means experiencing connection, joy, love, compassion, vitality, and passion, while a stressful state is characterized by tension, anger, fear, hurt, loneliness, and frustration.</li><li>Education and societal structures often neglect the importance of our inner state, leading to competition, jealousy, and a compromised human experience.</li></ul>

How to end stress, unhappiness and anxiety to live in a beautiful state | Preetha ji

<ul><li>Pay attention to your breath and consciously smile to cultivate a calm and present state of mind.</li><li>Choose to live in a beautiful state by fostering connection, joy, love, compassion, vitality, and passion.</li><li>Recognize and challenge the negative biases and self-centric thinking patterns that contribute to stress and unhappiness.</li><li>Prioritize inner truth and self-reflection to gain greater inner power and liberation from suffering.</li></ul>

Actionable Insights

<ul><li>There are two states of being: a beautiful state (no-stress state) and a stressful state.</li><li>Stressful states include tension, anger, fear, hurt, loneliness, and frustration, while a beautiful state is characterized by connection, joy, love, compassion, vitality, and passion.</li><li>Our education and societal structures often neglect the importance of our inner state, leading to competition, jealousy, and compromised well-being.</li><li>Obsessive self-centric thinking is the root cause of emotional suffering, and recognizing this can help break free from stress and unhappiness.</li></ul>

Key Takeaways

<ul><li>Understand the distinction between a beautiful state and a stressful state and their impact on overall well-being.</li><li>Gain awareness of the negative biases and self-centric thinking patterns that contribute to stress and unhappiness.</li><li>Develop strategies for cultivating a beautiful state, including mindfulness practices, self-reflection, and challenging unhelpful beliefs.</li><li>Learn to prioritize inner truth and connection over external circumstances for long-term happiness and fulfillment.</li></ul>

Learning Outcomes

If you are stressed-out, anxious or chronically unhappy; this talk will lead you through an authentic journey of self-knowing and freedom to illuminate the root causes of stress. Combining storytelling and meditation, Preethaji’s teachings help shift her students from living in a stressful-state, to living in what she describes as a beautiful state. In 2009 Preethaji started One World Academy with her husband Krishnaji. One World Academy is a wisdom school for enlightenment based in a new tradition where the focus is on knowing oneself and discovering that we are connected to all that exists. Preethaji is an enlightened world teacher whose vision is to free individuals of all forms of unhappiness. Preethaji's teachings challenge every justification for living in sorrow and inner isolation or unconscious psychological conformity. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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If you are stressed-out, anxious or chronically unhappy; this talk will lead you through an authentic journey of self-knowing and freedom to illuminate the root causes of stress.  Combining storytelling and meditation, Preethaji’s teachings help shift her students from living in a stressful-state, to living in what she describes as a beautiful state.
 In 2009 Preethaji started One World Academy with her husband Krishnaji. One World Academy is a wisdom school for enlightenment based in a new tradition where the focus is on knowing oneself and discovering that we are connected to all that exists. 

Preethaji is an enlightened world teacher whose vision is to free individuals of all forms of unhappiness. Preethaji's teachings challenge every justification for living in sorrow and inner isolation or unconscious psychological conformity.
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