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This video is taken from the session held at IIT Dhanbad on 05 February 2026.

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00:00When the parents become old, senile, debilitated, they are often thrown to the vridhashrams.
00:08Kids worry about their parents often.
00:11There might be exceptions, fine.
00:12Often only as long as their own physical, psychological or financial well-being is tied to the parents.
00:20Most of the worry that we experience with respect to others is the worry that comes with threatened self-interests.
00:32Once the object of worry ceases to be of value to your self-interests, you will find that you are
00:40no more worrying about him.
00:42Self-centered, anything is a problem.
00:45Not because of moral reasons, but because it takes something away from what life can offer you.
00:51That's not the right relationship between parents and kids.
00:55That's not the right relationship between any two individuals.
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