Why Worry

by K. Sri Dhammananda

Are you worried? Are you miserable? If so, you are recommended to peruse this booklet. The theme of this booklet is dedicated to you and to those who worry themselves unduly - even unto death. Worries and miseries are twin evils that go hand in hand. They co-exist evilly in this world. If you feel worries, you are miserable, If you are miserable you are worried. We must face facts. Although we cannot run away from them. we must not let those twin evils of worry and misery overcome us. We must overcome them. We can do so by our own human efforts, correctly directed with determination and patience. With proper understanding and carefully applied intelligence, we should be able to subdue our emotional feelings and do away with worries and miseries.

115 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1967

About the author

Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammanada Is a household name in the Buddhist world. In more than forty two years as incumbent of the Buddhist Maha Vihara, Malaysia, the Venerable has brought the Buddha Word to countless numbers of devotees who otherwise would have has no access to the sublime message of the Enlightened One.

Besides his talks the Venerable has been able to reach an even wider audience through his publications which range from the voluminous "Dhammapada" to little five page pamphlets. He has been able to reached all levels of readers from erudite scholar monks to young school children. His whole approach to the exposition of the Dhamma is governed by his deep concern for giving the ancient teachings a contemporary relevance, to show that the Sublime Message is timeless and has a meaning that cuts across the boundaries of time, space, race, culture and even religious beliefs.