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Acceptance of Reality
converts grass into milk, you have to convert negative
thought into positive thought. This is the highest form
of spirituality.
Most men and women are battling stress. They ask
what is the way to de-stress themselves. I would suggest
that they learn a lesson from the cow. They should adopt
the cow habit in their affairs and they will be able to de-
stress themselves quite successfully. The cow represents
an elevated form of lifestyle. Adopt this lifestyle, and
you will be able to enjoy a tension-free life.
Acceptance of Reality
You have to make an objective estimate of your strength and
then attempt to adjust to the laws of nature.
was once asked: “What is the simple formula for stress-
I free living?” I replied, “It is a three-word formula:
Acceptance of reality.” Accept the reality, and you are
bound to enjoy a life that is stress and tension free.
What are stress and tension? Stress is a feeling of
excessive demands being made on one’s physical and
mental energy and tension is a feeling of mental strain.
Why are people afflicted by these evils? Perhaps, in
most cases, it is because they want to live their lives
according to their own way of thinking, without taking
into account the existence of the external world. Its
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