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WORRY

There are numerous reasons why we worry. We may be worried about our health, wealth, loved ones and friends. Or we may worry about yesterday, tomorrow, the environment, the situation in the world, or world politics. The nature of this world is birth, disease, old age, and death. Everything is therefore always changing and essentially the biggest problem is we want to control our environment. However, the reality is we are not the controllers. Things are going to go their own way. We can try our best, and 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 will be worries. Attachment brings worry. The foundation of a building, although externally not seen, is what gives it strength and holds it up. Our mind is stable where it has a strong spiritual foundation. Storms and reversals may come but they do not disturb us if we have that foundation of inner fulfillment. We...