Leave worldly matters

Atharavnopanishad (Mundakopanishad) says do not spend your time and think too much on worldly matters.  Use that time to think about God “The Almighty – Sri Hari.”

ತಮೇವೈಕಮ್ ಜಾನಥ  ಆತ್ಮಾನಮಾನ್ಯಾವಚೋ ವಿಮುಮುಂಚಥ || 4-6

तमेवैकम् जानथ आत्मानमान्यावचो विमुमुंचथ || 4-6

Here the main message is that one should strive to learn more about the “Atman – Brahma.” Do not spend time or act on worldly matters.

Sri Ananda tirtha Bhagavat pada in his Dwadasha stotra says:

ತದಲಂ ಬಹುಲೋಕ ವಿಚಿಂತನಯಾ ಪ್ರವಣಂ ಕುರು ಮಾನಸಮೀಶಪದೇ || 3-2

तदलं बहुलोक विचिंतनया प्रवणं कुरु मानसमीशपदे || 3-2

There is no other entity in this world other than Sri Hari to praise and sing his glory.  Hence, there is no point in thinking and working for Spouse and Children, for wealth and prosperity, and on material things.  One should earn or take care of the family to the bare necessity and not spend whole time on these worldly matters.  One should apply their mind on to the lotus feet of Sri Hari and meditate upon him.

In another of his works (grantha) Sri Krishnamrutha Maharnava he says spending time and effort on material things/matter is waste of precious time and life.

ಸಾ ಹಾನಿಃ ತನ್ಮಹಾಚ್ಛಿದ್ರಂ  ಸಾಚಾಂಧಜಡಮೂಕತಾ |
ಯನ್ಮುಹೂರ್ತಂ ಕ್ಷಣಂ ವಾಪಿ ವಾಸುದೇವೋ ನ ಚಿಂತ್ಯತೇ |

सा हानिः तन्महाच्छिद्रं साचांधजडमूकता |
यन्मुहूर्तं क्षणं वापि वासुदेवो न चिंत्यते || 49

In another shloka of the same grantha, he warns us:

ಯಾವಚ್ಚಿಂತಯತೇ ಜಂತುರ್ವಿಷಯಾನ್ ವಿಷಸನ್ನಿಭಾನ್|
ತಾವಚ್ಚೇತ್ ಸ್ಮರತೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ಕೋ ನ ಮುಚ್ಯೇತ ಬಂಧನಾತ್ ||154 or 120

यावच्चिंतयते जंतुर्विषयान् विषसन्निभान्|
तावच्चेत् स्मरते विष्णुं को न मुच्येत बंधनात् ||154 or 120

If a person spends as much time he spends on material matters in thinking of Sri Hari that is enough to take him away from the miseries of Samsar – cycle of birth.

ಯಾವತ್ ಪ್ರಲಪತೇ ಜಂತುರ್ಲೋಕವಾರ್ತಾದಿಭಿಃ ಸದಾ|
ತಾವಚ್ಛೇದ್ವಂದತೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ಕೋ ನ ಮುಚ್ಯೇತ ಬಂಧನಾತ್||155 or 121

यावत् प्रलपते जंतुर्लोकवार्तादिभिः सदा|
तावच्छेद्वंदते विष्णुं को न मुच्येत बंधनात्||155 or 121

Instead of watching TV, SM, etc, think about Sri Hari and make one’s life fruitful and attain Jeevan Mukti. Thinking on material /worldly matters is waste.