I Tend to Think Negatively and Worry A Lot

🔹Ven.Pomnyun's Dharma Q&A Ven. Pomnyun's Answer to " I Tend to Think Negatively and Worry A Lot" Selection from a Dharma Q&A session 🔹Question: As a practitioner, what efforts should I make after having self-awareness in order to reach nirvana? For example, I tend to think negatively and worry a lot. Those worries sometimes are overwhelming. When my parents in Korea don't pick up my calls, I worry that they might be in a car accident or they passed out and they can't answer my call. My sister-in-law is having a baby soon. And sometimes I become anxious thinking something bad might happen to her and the baby. When I realize this ungrounded worry, I transition that worry into a sincere wish that everything goes well and that makes me feel calmer and relieved. Also, worries and heaviness I feel about one task evokes my habit of worrying about all the things on my to-do list and they all suddenly come to me like a giant wave, making me feel overwhelmed and helpless. When I become aware of the state, I shift my focus to a different thing or leave my desk and computer and watch YouTube clips that make me laugh. I also tell myself to tackle the tasks one at a time and doing so makes me feel relieved and calmer. Am I on the right track? #worry #anxiety 🔻Jungto Dharma School (Introduction to Buddhism): https://www.jungtosociety.org/jungto-... 🔻 Find more at the following links: http://www.jungtosociety.org http://www.pomnyun.com / jungto.society / ven.pomnyun.sunim / pomnyundailyquote https://insighttimer.com/jungtokorea 🔻 All Jungto Society’s social platforms: http://linktr.ee/jungtoint