Worries
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it irks (annoys) you to see ten thousand rupees in the neighbour’s
bank account. These kinds of things cause misery. He that
invites misery upon himself, is a fool.
Ego is the foundation of life
It is when people have a lot of money, that they experience
agony and worries. These people are worried. If I were to tell
you details about these owners of factories in Ahmedabad, you
will say, “Lord, let me not be in their shoes for even one day.”
Day in and day out they suffer like a sweet potato being roasted
in an oven. “What do you live for?” I asked one of them. He
answered, “That, even I do not know.” So I told him that his
existence was based on his belief that, “I am greater than all the
others.” There is no happiness in this.
Don’t worry about that which is not in front of you
I’ve met many factory owners of Ahmedabad who, while
dining with me, would really be lost in the business of their
factories. A wife of one such factory owner came and sat
before us as we were having our meals and said, “My husband
never eats his food peacefully.” When I asked him the reason,
he replied, “My mind is consumed in the complex affairs of my
business.” So I told him, “Don’t do that. When your plate is
present in front of you, enjoy what is there and do not worry
about what is not present at this time. Enjoy whatever comes
in front of you now. Live in the present.”
When you are in the kitchen, does your mind wonder off
to the bedroom? When you are supposed to attend to a matter
at hand, do you go elsewhere in your mind?
Questioner : We go all over.
Dadashri : Those are all departments. So you should
not take the worries of one department into the other department.