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“Srila Prabhupada always spoke about anxiety in Krishna’s service as being spiritual. In relation to the Juhu temple, when construction materials were being stolen, he said, ‘How can I eat?’
There is a spiritual anxiety at the center of which is pleasing Krishna, and there is a material anxiety which is about pleasing me. And if one is in anxiety about anything, then, as Srila Prabhupada said, ‘Simply worrying is not good enough: one must act. The Lord helps those who help themselves.’ So if we are in anxiety—’Will I have enough time to chant my rounds?’—one should immediately think, ‘What is my next action step? What can I do so that I will have enough time to chant my rounds?’ Don’t get caught just swirling around in your mind with anxiety. Act. Because the Lord helps those who help themselves.” —Bhurijana dasa
Questions and Answers
Sacinandana Swami on the Govardhan Retreat Project
