Friday, July 22, 2011

Radhanath Swami on Why We Worry

Why do people worry? There are numberless reasons within the world that we live. We may be worried about our health, about our wealth, about our loved ones, or our friends. We may be worried about our yesterday, today, or tomorrow. We may be worried about the environment, the situation in the world in politics. The nature of this world is birth, old age, disease, and death. The nature of this world is – everything is always changing, and essentially the biggest problem is – we want to control our environment.

And eternal reality is – you and me, we are not the controllers, things can go their own way. We can try our best; to some degree we have influence.

But ultimately things are out of our control. So, to the degree we are attached to anything or anyone on this worldly platform there would be worries. Attachment brings worry.
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31 comments:

  1. Piyush SinghJuly 22, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for sharing this wisdom.

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  2. Abhijit ToleyJuly 22, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    It will be great to lead a worry-free life. How I long for it. Trying to give up attachments to temporary things sounds like a logical idea. Radhanath Swami also provides the eternal thing to get attached to - God!

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  3. Purushottam KumarJuly 22, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Thanks for such an enlivening message.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Guess i'll have to stop worrying after reading this article!

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  5. madhaviJuly 22, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    thank you maharaj for explaining about not to worry.

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  6. GirishJuly 22, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Good explaination of why not to worry. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. ChandrikaJuly 22, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Attachment brings worry - nicely stated.

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  8. Shyam Bihari DasJuly 22, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    Attachment brings worry - this is such a true statement. I have met people who are not attached and have no worries, and I have met the other type too.

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  9. ashok n belaniJuly 22, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    What a nice and sublime way of explaining and also understanding of the problems of our day to day scenario.By being attached to the all positive energy of God, we become relieved of all the negative influence of this big big problem called WORRYING.

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  10. abhaycharandas.rnsJuly 22, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    thanks for enlightening view

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  11. Kuldeep SoniJuly 22, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Thanks for sharing

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  12. Sumit SharmaJuly 23, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    Very sound definition of worry from Rahdanath Swami. As long as we connect ourselves with various things in the material world (without Lord in picture), there would always be worry and this is the way this world has been designed.

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  13. poonam desaiJuly 23, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    yes it is true.

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  14. RenukaJuly 23, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Attachment brings worries so true, still we are attached. With the help of Radhanath Maharaj who guides us through this beautiful path of devotion, attachment to devotional service has increased which has reduced anxiety. Thanks Maharaj.

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  15. Shoba RamachandranJuly 23, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    Attachments - the root cause of worries.
    Thanks for pointing out Maharaj - stop trying to control over the things that are out of our control and stop being attached to things and people that are temporary

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  16. Radhasangi Devi DasiJuly 24, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    Witnessing the recent serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, this is very apt. Fear has gripped us once again and this fear is due to attachment to the impermanent and due to the ignorance of what real attachment means. Thank you Radhanath Swami for enlightening us on how to get attached to the permanent.

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  17. AishwaryaJuly 24, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Nice to know the root of all worries!

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  18. Tapan SinhaJuly 24, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    A clear-cut solution to overcome worry by knowing the real Controller

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  19. madhaviJuly 24, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    thank you maharaj for explaining nicely about how attachment brings worry.

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  20. madhuraJuly 25, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Beautiful article.

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  21. Vidya PathamJuly 27, 2011 at 4:05 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for clearing my doubts about the nature of worry.

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  22. Milind M ChuriJuly 27, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    It is correct.Let God propose and we despose.In this humble situation we will be always be depend upon God and therefore there won't be any worries.Thank you Radhanath Swamiji.

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  23. PhaniJuly 27, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    So true. Enlightening statement by HH Radhanth Swami: Attachment brings worry.

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  24. N. SwaminathanJuly 28, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    Especially attachment to the so-called 'perfect' setting that we have in our mind about people and situations

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  25. swapnilJuly 28, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Very true. Attachments bring worries. Time and agian this is proved. Thank you Radhanath Swami for this post

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  26. T.Sita RamaiahJuly 28, 2011 at 5:07 AM

    "To the degree we are attached to anything or anyone on this worldly platform there would be worries." This is the nature of worry. Thank you Maharaj for this wonderful insight.

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  27. NIketaJuly 28, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Anxiety, Worry, Stress has become inseparable part of today's life. Hear comes master piece for ' STRESS MANAGEMENT' by one of the most realised soul- Radhanath Swami. Such simplistic way to make life easy!! Thanks Radhanath swami for guiding today's misguided world. I find lots of hope in your enlightening words.

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  28. AnonymousJuly 31, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    after reading this i hope to stop worrying

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  29. preetiAugust 3, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    so beautiful we should be always satisfied and surrender to Lord krsna

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  30. Paramesvara DasaAugust 9, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    Please don't worry for anything and chant Hari for everything. All glories to Radhanatha Swami.

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  31. Mahesh KohaleSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    thank u for sharing

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