Chinmaya Yuva Kendra Ponda organized an online motivational talk on 31 October 2021 by Swami Chidrupananda (Noida) titled ‘Transformational Stops and Filtered Looks’, which was a great success. It was attended by over 50 participants on Zoom and YouTube.
A few key points from the talk:
To manage our life efficiently we need to stop (pause), look around (filtered looks) and then proceed. A stop is a healthy pause.
 Transformational Stops 
1) When you do not know how to go about in life, take a pause, refresh your mind and then proceed.
2) When your mind is hurrying you to reach a destination fast – take a pause.
3) When too many choices are present before you – take a pause
4) When you are not awake nor fully alert – take a pause.
5) When your physical body is signalling you to go slow – take a pause.
6) When your intellect is too exhausted to think – take a pause.
7) When you have many things to do at the same time – take a pause.
 Filtered Looks1) Look for the right kind of people around you.
2) Look for the right kind of opportunities.
3) Look for good habits in others that you can imbibe in your life.
4) Look around and make a note of people who work hard uncompromisingly.
5) Look around and find people who can guide you in your life’s endeavors.
6) Look around and find people who are devoted to the Lord and lead a pious life.
The talk can be viewed via this link:
https://youtu.be/30W3M9B083k