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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 225
चिन्तामपरिमेयां .. (अध्याय १६ - श्लोक ११)
சிந்தாமபரிமேயாம் .. (அத்யாயம் 16 - ஶ்லோகம் 11)
Chintaam Aparimeyaam .. (Chapter 16 - Shloka 11)
Meaning : Endless worries ..
Worry kills .. There is a 'Word of Wisdom' in Samskrit .. चिता दहति देहः । चिन्ता दहति चित्तः । Pyre burns down the body .. Worry burns the mind .. Most of the diseases in modern world are termed 'psycho somatic' and are caused by accumulation of worries in mind ..
To worry is part of habit .. Feeling that "I am doer .. I am responsible" is chiefly responsible for worry .. "Curiosity to know future and wish to twist it in favour" is also a cause .. Lack of trust also causes worry .. Many feel that absence of worry is irresponsibility .. Hence , they seem to ask , "How can I be without worrying ?"
Worrying pushes us away from 'present times' .. The mind not in 'present' loses its joy and is filled with grief ..
Worry also causes fear in mind .. "Will it happen or not ?" is worry. "What if it happens otherwise ?" is fear .. Grief and fear are demoniac attitudes ..
Worry , when it becomes part of inherent nature , is limitless .. Limitless in time and limitless in subject .. There is none who decides to worry for a limited time or limit worry to one subject .. Limitless worries are demoniac traits ..
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