Favorite Quotes: Buddhist and Zen Proverbs on Why Worrying is Pointless

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Buddhist monks and Zen practitioners have a proverb or saying on why there is no use in worrying. Worrying about something is pointless.

The Buddhist proverb on worrying:

“If you have a problem that can be fixed, then there is no use in worrying. If you have a problem that cannot be fixed, then there is no use in worrying.” – Buddhist proverb

The Zen saying on worrying:

“If the problem has a solution, worrying is pointless, in the end the problem will be solved. If the problem has no solution, there is no reason to worry, because it can’t be solved.” – Zen saying

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