???? (chi?t)
Meaning: noun: Worry, anxiety.
Quote:
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saadh-sa?g chi?t biraanee chhaa?ee. aha?-budh moh man baasan ��de kar ga?-haa gaa?ee.
By associating with the virtuous, I have renounced my other worries; I have dug a deep pit and buried my egotistical intellect, attachment and evil desires of the mind.
– Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 671
Message: Ignorant humans forget that their vicious desires are the chains which yoke them throughout life. These desires cause them to worry all the time.
The bonds of egotism (name and fame) lead us to misery, and sometimes cause us to do unpleasant things in life, which sink us even deeper in the mud of ignorance and suffering.
However, by associating with wise people and reflecting on the Name of the Divine, we are freed of all our worries and anxieties because our egotism, and attachments and wasteful cravings of our mind do not control us anymore.
Etymology: From Sanskrit chintaa (thought, care) ? Pali chintaa ? Prakrit chi?taa ? Old Gujarati chee?t (worry), Sindhi chindhaa (worry)..
