[www.keralites.net] Fear of fear!

 

Fear of fear! If you observe yourself, all activities performed are motivated by self-preservation. That self-preservation could be physical, emotional or learned conditioning. To eat is a physical need. To feel loved, an emotional. To win a competition, learned conditioning. Fear appears when the mind foresees that one of those "needs" may not be available, and self-preservation is at stake. Great fear means great "I-ness." Fear is not a "bad" thing. It just goes out of proportion through the stories stored in our minds. There can be fear to relate with others. There can be fear of being in a relationship, there can be fear of change, of being different. The "I" wants to remain unchanged. In some extent, the "vices" are but the expression of utmost fear. The mind could come up with ways to "regulate" that fear; but those are artificial solutions which are short lived. At one point of our lives, we may need to sit down and recognize our fears and how those fears are an obstacle for new experiences. The safety of fear is a conditioning of our society. To trust Life is a level of safety which is unknown by most. The "I" thinks that he can trust his control over things and people. That controlling mind is a sign of fear. Beyond religious tales on "salvation," beyond society's blurb on "morality," there is inside us a big doses of fear, which is sugar coated with the word "security." Do you stay in an unhealthy relationship due to "security"? Do you keep yourself trapped in a belief system for "security"? The keyword to recognize is not security but fear. Fear maintains the division, the separation. We fear what we don't know, but to know means to BE and that is the journey to walk. We ARE when there is not a bit of rejection in our hearts for something or someone. It is not called acceptance, for to willingly accept means to cover our rejection with yet an ideal created by our minds. We use the word "accept" to understand each other, but when we put that word in "practice," it is fake. Our rejection will be there masked, sugar coated by a word, the mind. There is a snake crawling. Did you observe your feelings?  No? Then, perhaps decided to "practice" acceptance? Recognize fear. Nothing wrong with that. If that fear stays with you as a traumatic experience, as an ongoing rejection; then that is the perfect time to know a bit more about yourself, your emotions, your conditioning, your beliefs. Do we call that spirituality? Call it with any label. As that fear dissipates, the peace appears. Did we practice any meditation for that? When your stomach is empty and you feel hungry, eating a little candy can give you enough sugar to mask that hunger. That is meditation as a "practice." When it is not a "practice," meditation is to live Life in awareness. Whenever there is awareness, there is peace.

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