Worries
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partners, they did not know what was going on. Even now,
they don’t know and yet things are working along fine for them.
I was the only fool who worried. While others, who were my
partners, were not worrying, why was I the one carrying the
load of worries?
Think but do not worry
But what is a worry? When a thought goes beyond a
certain level it is called a worry. Thinking has to be done up to
a certain level and should not exceed its limits. What is normality
in thinking? It is normal as long as it is does not distress you.
Once it goes beyond that and puzzles you or troubles you, you
should stop. After the limit is reached, it turns into worry. This
is what I have discovered.
One does not have a right to worry. One has a right to
think but when it results in worry, one should stop. An above
normal thought, is called a worry. Even I do thinking, but once
it gets above normal and begins to churn my stomach, I stop.
Questioner : Ordinarily if we keep a watch internally, it
is a thought, but if it becomes a worry would it then be considered
an entanglement?
Dadashri : When you worry, that is entanglement. Worries
arise because one believes that, ‘I am doing all this.’ That is
what he believes. When one worries, he believes, “I am the
‘doer’ of all this.” This is a disease that plagues all human
beings. It cannot be purged quickly. Once a habit becomes
established it does not leave.
It is simply not in your interest to worry. In reality, things
simply happen.
Questioner : It will go away once we come to you!
Dadashri : Yes, it will go away, but it will happen slowly.