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amongst amongst the the chaos chaos of of a a stressful stressful life life by by following following these these tips tips to to achieve achieve a a Zen Zen state state of of mind mind Updated Updated on on May May am am IST IST You You can can t t avoid avoid stress stress But But you you can can get get your your racing racing mind mind to to slow slow down down enjoy enjoy the the small small joys joys of of life life and and find find Zen Zen by by imbibing imbibing these these happiness happiness hacks hacks Team Team Health Health Shots Shots Likes Likes occasional occasional leaves leaves Give Give yourself yourself a a break break from from the the hustle hustle and and bustle bustle of of life life Image Image courtesy courtesy Shutterstock Shutterstock Across Across the the globe globe several several people people are are fully fully at at peace peace with with themselves themselves despite despite the the global global rat rat race race and and are are living living their their everyday everyday life life harmoniously harmoniously No No this this isn isn t t about about highly highly trained trained Buddhist Buddhist monks monks who who have have dedicated dedicated their their lives lives to to spirituality spirituality It It s s about about regular regular people people like like you you and and I I who who have have mastered mastered the the principles principles of of discipline discipline harmony harmony and and Zen Zen and and are are using using it it in in their their everyday everyday lives lives Achieving Achieving a a Zen Zen state state of of mind mind doesn doesn t t call call for for a a complete complete overhaul overhaul of of your your life life and and career career Instead Instead it it gently gently encourages encourages you you to to slow slow down down and and find find calm calm amidst amidst the the chaos chaos without without letting letting any any of of your your physical physical pleasures pleasures go go A A Zen Zen state state of of mind mind allows allows you you to to fully fully enjoy enjoy that that hot hot cup cup of of coffee coffee that that tear tear jerker jerker of of a a book book that that stolen stolen moment moment of of peace peace during during a a busy busy day day According According to to Alan Alan Watts Watts in in his his book book The The Way Way of of Zen Zen you you shouldn shouldn t t stop stop at at feeling feeling happy happy try try to to feel feel yourself yourself feeling feeling happy happy Also Also read read rules rules to to become become more more emotionally emotionally resilient resilient and and cope cope with with adversity adversity in in life life Wondering Wondering how how you you can can reach reach that that stage stage Well Well here here are are a a few few tips tips that that can can help help you you achieve achieve a a Zen Zen state state of of mind mind this this year year Remove Remove physical physical clutter clutter Just Just like like you you need need a a clean clean page page to to start start writing writing anything anything you you need need a a clear clear mind mind and and a a clear clear space space to to achieve achieve a a Zen Zen state state of of mind mind Start Start by by ridding ridding your your desk desk and and room room of of items items you you don don t t need need Consider Consider taking taking a a good good hard hard look look at at your your daily daily schedule schedule and and remove remove tasks tasks or or activities activities that that don don t t add add any any meaning meaning to to your your life life like like mindless mindless scrolling scrolling on on social social media media Eliminate Eliminate clutter clutter from from your your bank bank statement statement by by cancelling cancelling unnecessary unnecessary subscriptions subscriptions and and pull pull the the same same trick trick on on your your emails emails by by unsubscribing unsubscribing from from newsletters newsletters why why too too much much social social media media is is bad bad for for mental mental health health Don Don t t let let likes likes and and comments comments on on Insta Insta and and co co determine determine your your self self worth worth Image Image courtesy courtesy Shutterstock Shutterstock Then Then remove remove mental mental clutter clutter Removing Removing mental mental clutter clutter isn isn t t as as easy easy as as clearing clearing your your desk desk of of waste waste paper paper We We often often underestimate underestimate just just how how many many mental mental stimuli stimuli we we re re bombarded bombarded with with every every day day from from sights sights and and sounds sounds to to people people and and situations situations To To begin begin achieving achieving a a Zen Zen state state of of mind mind you you need need to to start start clearing clearing mental mental clutter clutter Gently Gently disassociate disassociate from from people people who who willfully willfully bring bring you you down down limit limit the the time time you you give give to to indulging indulging in in gossip gossip and and observe observe negative negative thoughts thoughts but but don don t t let let them them stay stay Also Also read read Ever Ever wondered wondered why why people people gossip gossip Well Well science science has has the the answer answer Think Think before before you you act act Sure Sure this this sounds sounds like like something something your your mother mother would would lecture lecture you you about about but but that that doesn doesn t t mean mean it it isn isn t t important important Thought Thought before before action action is is intrinsic intrinsic to to Zen Zen principles principles because because it it allows allows you you to to evaluate evaluate a a situation situation and and your your primeval primeval reactions reactions to to that that situation situation before before actually actually reacting reacting or or saying saying something something By By not not getting getting caught caught up up in in the the tumult tumult of of an an argument argument you you can can contribute contribute positively positively with with well well thought thought out out opinions opinions You You get get to to decide decide for for yourself yourself how how you you want want to to react react meditation meditation Meditation Meditation might might help help you you unwind unwind Image Image courtesy courtesy Shutterstock Shutterstock Take Take a a break break As As much much as as it it may may seem seem like like it it taking taking a a minute minute break break away away from from your your desk desk isn isn t t going going to to reflect reflect poorly poorly on on you you Step Step outside outside give give yourself yourself a a minute minute or or two two for for deep deep refreshing refreshing breaths breaths Look Look away away from from your your screen screen and and close close your your eyes eyes Meditate Meditate or or don don t t the the point point of of taking taking a a break break is is to to have have a a few few moments moments to to yourself yourself without without anything anything commanding commanding your your attention attention other other than than the the fact fact that that you you re re alive alive and and present present in in the the moment moment Also Also listen listen The The final final word word Imagine Imagine every every day day of of your your life life playing playing out out as as a a movie movie At At what what point point do do you you find find yourself yourself wanting wanting to to hit hit pause pause or or slow slow motion motion Is Is it it when when that that first first sip sip of of your your hot hot cuppa cuppa hits hits you you Or Or when when you you re re so so immersed immersed in in your your tasks tasks that that time time comes comes to to a a standstill standstill Do Do it it Hit Hit pause pause BUTTON BUTTON Team Team Health 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