When we have fear in us
we lose our
solidity
We become very weak.
We are much less than ourselves
when we allow the fear to
overwhelm us.
The fact is that every
time fear
is taking us over, we suffer
so much.
And we have the impression that we
are nothing except fear.
And fear is always fear of
something.
You might be afraid
of dying.
You might be afraid of
becoming
nothingness.
You might be afraid of
going insane.
You might be afraid of
not being recognized.
Not being loved.
You are afraid of being rejected.
And that is why we have to look
deeply into the nature of our fear
and to see what kind of fear
it is.
The fear of being rejected.
The fear of not being
understood.
The fear of not being loved.
The fear of
going insane.
The fear of dying.
The fear of becoming
nothingness.
And all of us have that fear.
And the degree of fear
varies.
But...
But it is there.
But we also have the seed of non fear in us
"Abhaya"
non fear
And we should know how to
touch the seed of non fear
in us.
And help us grow so that we can
we can take refuge
we can make use of it.
It is like we have the seed of
anger in us, but we also have
the seed of love
and compassion in us.
So if one seed is strong,
the other seed will be weak.
Therefore, cultivating the opposite
seed in order to
restore the balance is our
practice.
To deal with fear
you have to make use of your body.
Your body plays a role
in your fear.
Learning to relax,
allowing our body
to rest is very important,
especially if
you know the art of mindful
breathing.
So the practice of breathing in and
out, to touch
the root that you are more than your
fear is very important.
Yes, I have fear within myself,
but I also have non fear
within myself.
When you have fear, you suffer.
And that is why you are afraid.
of your fear.
Fear of fear.
You have experienced the suffering
of being overwhelmed by fear.
That is why you don't want that fear
to come back.
But if you make a demonstration
that
just one time, that you have
the capacity of dealing with your fear
and then you will not be afraid
of your fear anymore
because you know that you are
capable of handling your fear.
So the fear of fear will vanish.