Sri Yukteswar on worry and restlessness

[Jitendra Hydonus]

My master Sri Yukteswar's training in this was wonderful. No matter what happened, he accepted no excuse for my becoming mentally ruffled. I used to go to the ashram and sit at his feet, to meditate and listen to his wisdom. When the time drew near for me to go to catch my train, he would be aware of my mental restlessness, and would just smile at me and say nothing that gave me leave to depart.At first I thought he was very unreasonable. But after a somewhat strained period of this discipline, he explained: "I am not grudging your preparing timely to go to the train; but I say there is no need for you to be restless. Why allow nervous excitement to ruffle the mind? You should be naturally calm when you are with me; and when train time comes, calmly get ready to go."

He made me miss several trains until I learned how to be calmly active as well as actively calm.
This you must learn, likewise. Instead of hurrying in a state of emotional excitement to get some place, and then not enjoying it once you arrive because you are restless, try to be more calm.

There is no excuse for being restless within. If you are always calm, you will also be more efficient. And if you want to wake up from this cosmic dream world, you must practice calmness, no matter what happens.As soon as your mind becomes restless, give it a whack with your will and order it to be calm. Don't make a fuss about anything. Whenever you worry, remember, you are deepening the cosmic delusion within you.

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Wow 😮 sometimes we are privileged to see the lessons of a Master being learned so we ourselves can gain from their wisdom shown in the example of their lives. I can not tell you how many times i’ve had to look at not only my own restlessness with having to be delayed by certain duties but also with petty irritations brought on by misplacing articles and having things not working properly when attempting to get things done.