26
Worries
something. The portion of whatever he ‘does’ is also dependent
upon circumstances. If one of these circumstances were to fall
short, then he will not be able to do that particular work.
Knowing ‘ Who am I’ is the final solution
One should know who he really is. All work done for our
‘real’ Self will carry forward with us into our next life. All work
done under our worldly name will remain here when we leave
this world. Don’t you think it is crucial to enquire about what
happens to you after you leave this world? Who you really are?
Do you not have to know at least something? Should you not
ask, ‘Who am I?’ This question I can solve for you here. I have
all the answers. Then you will never have any worries. Do you
like worries? Why don’t you like worries?
For infinite time these embodied souls have been
wandering, in infinite life forms. It is only occasionally that you
meet an Awakened One, a Gnani Purush, who sets you free.
There are differences between tension and worries
Questioner : So how is it, that ego is associated with
worries?
Dadashri : It is because one feels that nothing will go
on without him: ‘I am the one who does all this. It will not
happen if I don’t do it. What will happen in the morning?’ This
is how he worries. This is how ego is at the root of all worries.
Questioner : What is the definition of worry?
Dadashri : To think about a situation or a problem as
being everything, is called a worry. If the wife is sick, and she
is everything in his life, more important than all his wealth, then
worry takes hold. She means more to him than everything else.
So worry sets in. If on the other hand, money was everything
for him and his wife became sick, he would experience tension