Five Noble Truths about Stress

by Swami Atmananda

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Noble Truth Number One

Stress is an inevitable part of anyone's life

having clear goals & ideas.

So don’t look at it as your enemy.

Noble Truth Number Two

Stress is something to be managed

& not eliminated.

There is negative stress as well as positive stress.

If negative one is a curse then

positive stress proves to be a great blessing

Noble Truth Number Three

Negative stress is nature's own indicator to us
to bring about some
subjective adjustments urgently.

Noble Truth Number Four

The painful & devastating energy
of negative stress can be transformed into
the surging, dynamic enthusiasm of positive stress.

Noble Truth Number Five

The real cause of negative stress
are basically some erroneous perceptions
about ourselves and the world around us.