How to overcome fear for parents’ safety: Shirdi Sai Baba’s guidance for family anxiety teaches us that our loved ones are always under His watchful eye. Baba says, ‘I am with you and your family, even if you are a thousand miles away.’ True peace comes from trusting His protection over our own worry.
Question from Aarti Limani from Zalod, India
“Baba mujhe apne mummy papa or parivar k bhot tension hoti hai..me Kahi bhi jati hu bhar to mujhe unki tension hone lagti hai vo kese hoge unhe khuch ho to ni jayga….(Baba, I feel a lot of tension about my parents and my family. Whenever I go out anywhere, I start worrying about them. I keep thinking about how they are and whether something might happen to them. This constant fear stays in my mind and does not let me feel peaceful. Please guide me, Baba.)”
Submitted on: January 1, 2026, 10:56:49 AM
Answer from our Sai Baba
Arti beti, sit calmly and read this with patience. What you are feeling comes from deep love, not weakness. When someone loves their parents and family deeply, the mind tries to protect them all the time. That protection slowly turns into fear.
Your worry does not mean something bad will happen. It only means your heart is very attached and sensitive.
Dil zyada laga hota hai toh dar aa jaata (when attachment is strong, fear arises)
Now understand this gently.
You cannot control everything that happens to your parents or family, even with love. Your responsibility is care, respect, and concern, not constant fear. Fear does not protect. Calm awareness protects.
Tumhari chinta unki raksha nahi karti (your worry does not protect them)
When you go out and your mind starts worrying, remind yourself quietly:
“I have done my part. They are safe right now.”
This simple reminder slowly trains the mind.
Now a small truth from life.
Parents are not as fragile as our fear makes them look. They have lived many years, faced many storms, and still stand. Your love adds comfort, but your fear adds burden to your own heart.
dil sambhalo, fikar ko sar pe mat bithao (steady your heart, do not place worry on your head)
halu halu man majboot hota (slowly the mind becomes strong)
Another important thing.
When fear repeats daily, it becomes a habit of the mind. This can be gently reduced by grounding yourself in the present moment. When you feel fear, look around and name what is real right now. This brings the mind back.
If the fear becomes too strong, affects sleep, or makes daily life difficult, talking to a counselor or doctor is wisdom, not weakness. Baba always supported practical help.
Madat ghenyacha arth kamjori nahi (seeking help is not weakness)
Your love for your parents is beautiful. Just do not turn that love into self-punishment. Love should make you peaceful, not restless.
Tum ek changli mulgi ahes (you are a good daughter)
May your heart become lighter day by day, may your mind learn to rest, and may your family remain protected through calmness and care.
Parvardigar tumhare mann ko shanti de, tumhe sahas aur santulan deta rahe, aur tumhare parivaar par apni nigaah-e-rehmat banaye rakhe. (May the Sustainer (God) grant peace to your mind, may He continue to give you courage and balance, and may He keep His merciful gaze upon your family.)
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