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SIVANANDA - CONQUEST OF FEAR: Spiritual Path to Courage & Fearlessness – Sri Swami Sivananda · THE SECRET LAW OF ATTRACTION: Manifest Wealth, Success & Abundance

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Speaker 1: Conquest of Fear by Sri Swami sivanandal One bartre Hari
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on fearlessness. In enjoyment, there is fear of disease. In
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social position, there is fear of falling off. In wealth,
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there is the fear of hostile kings. In honor, there
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is the fear of humiliation. In power, there is the
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fear of foes. In beauty, there is the fear of
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old age. In scriptural erudition, there is the fear of opponents.
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In virtue, there is the fear of traducers. In body,
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there is the fear of death. Everything in this world
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pertaining to men is attended with fear. Renunciation alone leads
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to fearlessness. Two Upanishads on fearlessness. There is fear from duality.
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Non duality alone is fearless. Yajnavalkia said, O Janaka, you
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have attained the fear of life us Brahman, the supreme
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cosmic spirit, Brahmin, the supreme cosmic spirit, is fearless. One
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who knows this becomes the fearless Brahman. Not reaching it,
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the speech and the mind return back. One who knows
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this bliss of Brahman fears not from anything at all. Preface.
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Fear is a great enemy of man. It is the
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enemy of his progress. It disturbs his peace and harmony.
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It sucks or SAPs his vitality and energy. It drains
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the nervous system of its reserve of energy. It produces weakness.
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Fear is of two kinds, viz. Natural or rational fear
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when there is a threatening situation to endanger life. An
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unnatural or unusual fear which has no objective reality. The
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origin of most neurotic fears can be traced to childhood.
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The seeds of fear may lie dormant in childhood in
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the subconscious mind. They sprout forth after some time, during
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some period of crisis or stress. Panicky fear is more
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contagious than typhoid or cholera. The atom bombs cause terrible
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panicky fear. People leave their houses and move to villages.
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Anxiety and worry are the effects of fear. Some sort
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of fear gets buried in the sub conscious mind, so
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man worries himself. There is continued strain and tension in
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the mind. If the fear is released or dispelled, he
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will have peace of mind. Normal fear is healthy. It
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paves the way for one's progress. It preserves life. A
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head master is afraid of the inspector of schools. He
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takes a very keen interest in training the boys. All
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the boys get success in the examination. An engine driver
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of the railways is afraid of his superior officer. He
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is very careful in the discharge of his duties. No
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collision occurs. A physician is afraid of getting a bad reputation.
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He takes great care of his patient. He makes researches,
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He saves many lives. He becomes a famous physician. Also,
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psychologists are of opinion that there cannot be absolute fearlessness,
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and that only determined effort can be made to conquer fear.
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This is incorrect. Psychologists have no transcendental experience. A perfect
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sage who has knowledge of Brahmin, the supreme cosmic Spirit,
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is absolutely fearless. Who panishads declare in a thundering voice,
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the knower of the fearless Brahman, the supreme cosmic Spirit,
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becomes himself absolutely fearless. There can be fear only where
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there is duality. How can there be fear for one
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who experiences nonduality. Such a person is the most courageous
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of men. The courage of a soldier in the battle
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field or of a dacoit is only to massic, ignorant courage.
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It is not courage at all. It is only brutal
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ferocity born of hatred or jealousy that satvic pure courage,
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born of wisdom of the self alone is real courage.
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As a matter of fact, fear exists to glorify courage.
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A timid man exists to glorify a courageous man. There
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will be no value for goodness if badness does not exist.
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One side of a thing cannot have significance without the
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existence of the other side. Hence, everything in this world
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has two sides. Van V's dualities exist to keep up
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the flow of the world. This book frows much light
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on the causes and characteristics of fear. It suggests efficient
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remedies for the eradication of fear and cultivating courage and fortitude,
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and attaining the fearless Brahmin or the absolute Swami Sivanandal.
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All about fear, one rise up o man. Fear is illusory,
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it cannot live. Courage is eternal, it will not die. Perils, calamities,
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dangers are the certain lot of every man who is
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a denizen of this world. Therefore, o man, fortify your
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mind with courage and patience. Fortitude, courage, presence of mind
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will sustain you through all dangers. Just as a rock
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on the sea shore stands firm and the dashing of
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the waves does not affect it even a bit. Even so,
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a man who is endowed with courage is not affected
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by the dark, perilous waves of this censorres cycle of birth,
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death and rebirth. He stands adamant in all trying conditions
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and circumstances, and comes out victorious. A man of courage
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does not tremble in the hour of danger. He is
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not embarrassed and bewildered. He does not sink down, He
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is not overwhelmed by despair. He smiles away all dangers
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and difficulties, blows the trumpet of triumph, and attains victory
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in the end. The threatenings of fear are a terror
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to the heart. Let a virtuous life livee in God,
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be good, serve, love, give, meditate. Nothing can frighten you.
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The lord of death will be afraid of you. The
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terrors even of death will be no terror to you.
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Terrify not your soul with vain imaginary fears. From fear
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proceeds misfortune and failure. The fears of a coward expose
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him to danger. A coward dies many times before his
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actual death. Be bold, be cheerful, Allow not your heart
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to sink down from the fantasy of imaginary fears. Have
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self confidence and faith. Thy birthright is courage. You are
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Nectar's son. You are a child of light. You are
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an offspring of immortal Brahmin, the supreme cosmic spirit. Claim
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thy birthright. Now, rise up, o man, roar om o mom.
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You are the lion of Vedanta. Teachings two. What is fear?
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The Sanskrit equivalent for fear is baia. Fear is an
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emotion or fritty in the mind that is produced when
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one's life is in danger on account of external forces
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or things. Man reacts to the situation with a fear motion.
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It is characterized by pallor of the face, palpitation of heart,
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slowing of pulse or stoppage, tremor of limbs, perspiration, expressionless
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condition of the eyes, passing of urine and feces, unaware
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in extreme cases, choking of voice, inability to speak, et cetera.
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The body becomes like a log of wood, the mind
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gets stunned. The functions of the set are inhibited. In
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extreme cases, one may die of shock. In ordinary cases,
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when the cause of fear is removed, he slowly recovers
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from the morbid symptoms and comes back to his original
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state free cause of fear. Ignorance is the cause of fear.
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Man tasted the forbidden fruit and became a slave of lust.
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He forgot his original divine nature and was thus caught
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up in the whirlpool of ignorance. The infinite, fearless Brahmin,
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the supreme cosmic spirit, became the finite jeeva individual soul
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with fear. Identification of the body or deathad hyaca is
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the cause of fear. Deaad hyaca, the false identification with
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the physical body, is another form of ignorance. This physical
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body is an instrument for man's sensual enjoyment. If he
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suffers from any disease, he is afraid that he will
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lose this body, which serves him as a vehicle for
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his enjoyment. Rise his level best to preserve this body.
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All other causes of fear are traceable to dahat hyaca.
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Identification with the physical body, feeling of inferiority is another
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cause of fear. This negative feeling produces lack of self
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reliance or self confidence in man. He is afraid of
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those who are superior to him in talents, power, position,
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and efficiency. He feels that he is incapable of doing anything.
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Some physical deformity or deficiency, lack of physical and mental efficiency,
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wrong training in children are other causes of fear. There
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is no other way to get rid of fear than
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realization of the self for fear and raga attachment. Fear
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and raga attachment are modifications or ritties in the mind.
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They are temporary whirlpools or waves. The substance of the
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mind is nothing but raga attachment and fear. They are
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twin sisters. Hence they are closely related to each other.
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If you destroy fear and raga attachment, there is neither
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life nor existence for the mind. The Upanishad declares detachment, faith, fear,
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raga attachment, shyness, modesty, shame, et cetera, our only mind.
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Fear is a product of ignorance or a vidya. Man
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forgets his essential divine nature through moha infatuation and identification
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with the body. He was the ulpervating immortal, fearless soul
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or Brahmin, the supreme cosmic spirit. In the beginning, he
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was the peaceful decayalus, immortal, fearless Brahman spirit. On account
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of egoism, he became a rebellious child. He separated himself
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from his father. He had division of property. He started
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his own independent living in this earth plane. He rented
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a house in the mundane world. He entered the body
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house of flesh and bone, and became a little timid man,
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a little jieva individual with all sorts of fears. Thus
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started his downfall on account of his quarrel with his
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almighty father, and owing to his starting a new egoistic
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living with raged vesha attachment and aversion. He was bodiless, muscless, fleshless, boneless,
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eye less, mindless, desireless, vesonless when he was one with
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the father, when there was a joint family, and so
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he was absolutely fearless and ever blissful and peaceful. He
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had no thought of body, house, property, wife, children, position
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and prestige. He had no thought of diseases of body
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and fall from his social status or prestige. He had
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no thought of enemies, war, riots and of running to
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any place for safety security. His original body was peacefully
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secure and free from any sort of a danger and enemies.
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It was all one Brahmin community, universal in it consciousness.
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There was no Hindu Muslim trouble. There there was no
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fear of attacks through bombs or torpedoes. It was an impregnable,
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invulnerable fortress. It was disease proof, bomb proof, earthquake proof.
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In his new independent, egoistic life, he became selfish, crooked,
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narrow and mean minded. He entertained low thoughts. He ever
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thought of flesh and pleasures of the flesh. He practiced
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the philosophy of flesh and preached the philosophy of flesh,
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which is synonymous with pig philosophy. Every day fears multiplied
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as he was very much attached to his body, the
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bodies of wife, children, and to his house property, et cetera.
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Raga attachment is the long standing associate of fear. Wherever
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there is attachment, there is fear. Fear and raga attachment coexist.
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Man is attached to his wife. The body of his
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wife is his greatest pleasure center, so there is fear
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for him, fear of losing her fear of her death,
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fear of her running away with another man, fear of
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her divorcing him, fear of her being displeased with him,
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et cetera. As he is attached to his children, house,
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and property, he has fear of losing his house, property
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and children. He is drowned in sorrow and gets terrible
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shock if these objects are destroyed or lost. Hence, raga
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attachment is the cause of fear. If there is no
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raga attachment, there is no fear. The first link in
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the chain of raga attachment is his attachment to his body.
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All kinds of attachment start from this attachment to the
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physical body. Lord Krishna says in his Gidah, he who
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is free from attachment, fear and anger is called a
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sage of stable mind. Abandon attachment through practice of non
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attachment or verajaiya, and attachment to the lotus feet of
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the Lord or fearless Brahman, the supreme cosmic spirit, all
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fears will vanish. You are attached to a fountain, pen, walking, stick, book, watch, towel, cloth,
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fear slowly creeps in. There is fear of losing them.
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Always entertain the thought all objects are illusory, perishable, and
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pain giving. You will have no attachment. Even if there
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is attachment, it will be mild. You can drive it
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away with slight thinking and discrimination. Give up attachment to
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this body. By identifying yourself with the bodiless, sexless, pure,
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all pervading, immortal Atman or Brahmin, the supreme cosmic Spirit,
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all sorts of fears and attachments will totally disappear. Assert
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feel recognize I am bodyless, immortal soul or Brahmin, the
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supreme cosmic Spirit. I am sexless, all pervading Atman. I
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am fearless Brahman. I am full of verajaia detachment. Now
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there is no world at all. I alone exist. I
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am deathless and blissful. I am absolute Brahman. May you
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all be free from fear and raga attachment. May you
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all be established in a fearless Brahman through the practice
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of courage and meditation on the fearless immortal Brahman. Five
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imaginary fears. Every man has some imaginary fear of one
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kind or another. Maya will never allow anybody to rest peacefully.
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Man is already agitated by lust, anger, greed, jealousy, pride,
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and hatred. Now, fear fans the worldly flame. It pours
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GHI to the flame of the three tapas. Man jumps
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now and dances like a monkey. He has no rest
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even for a second. The percentage of normal fear will
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be only five. Imaginary fears will come to ninety percent.
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Imaginary fears cause diseases, deplete all energies in man, and
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produce all sorts of feverish excitement, low vitality, uneasiness, discomfort, disharmony,
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et cetera. When there is an epidemic or cholera or typhoid,
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fear is the predisposing cause. Man is terribly afraid of cholera,
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worries himself and imagines that the germs have entered his body.
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Imagination does serious havoc. He becomes a victim to the
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actual disease itself. A student prepares himself day and night
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for the ensuing examination. He has passed creditably in all
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the class examinations, but he develops a kind of imaginary
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fear examination fear as soon as he enters the examination hall.
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Becomes nervous and gets confused. His hands tremble, he is
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not able to write. He fails in the examination. I
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asked a clever lawyer, an Aimee bachelor of laws who
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can argue well in the courts, to deliver a lecture
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on necessity of religion. He ascended the platform. There was
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a big audience. He developed stage fear and got bewildered.
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His voice was choked. He began to perspire. He stammered something,
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cut a poor figure on the platform and got down
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within five minutes. Ramankrishna was a healthy man. He developed
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a cough on account of exposure to chill draft of air.
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It was a case of simple bronchitis or cold in
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the chest, but it persisted for some weeks. He consulted
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an assistant surgeon. The doctor said, it may be a
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case of t B. Have sanatorium treatments. It may be
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a case of t B. Wrought much havoc in Ramakrishna.
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It was a wrong suggestion. It produced an imaginary fear
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in him. He began to worry himself. From that moment
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his health was pulled down gradually. He actually contracted t
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B or pulmonary tuberculosis. All sorts of germs viz. Numiniacus,
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et cetera are in this body. They cannot do any
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mischief when one is in possession of good health and
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high vitality, when the vitality comes to a low ebb,
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they gained the upper hand. Man easily succumbs to their
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ravages or attacks. Srie Banerjee was sleeping in a room
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in his friend's house at Dehradun. He and his friends
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were talking on that night about the mischievous actions done
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by evil spirits. These thoughts went deep into his subconscious mind.
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He dreamt that the room in which he was sleeping
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was a haunted room and some evil spirit had done
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some mischief on him. From that day, he began to
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lose his health gradually. This was due to some kind
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of imaginary fear. Sri Joshi was a friend of Sria Gupta.
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Gupta came to the house of Joshi one evening, did
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not talk to him, and suddenly left his house as
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he had to meet his friend that day at the
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railway station. Joshi thought that Gupta was very much annoyed
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towards him. Joshi saw Gupta talking seriously with Raj Krishna,
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who was inimical towards him. Joshi now concluded that Gupta
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had become his enemy. He developed a sort of imaginary
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fear for Gupta and thought that he would divulge all
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his secrets to Raj Krishna. Some develop imaginary fear that
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they will lose their job. Some imagine and think, what
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will become of my fate if my wife dies? Now
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I have to took after nine children. Some have imaginary
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fear what can I do if my business fails? What
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will become of Hinduism? If whole of India becomes Pakistan,
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if Communism pervades whole of India. There is no end
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to such imaginary fears. Sit for a while, reflect well, introspect.
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All imaginary fears will take to their heels. They will
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dwindle into an airy nothing. Mind deceives you through imaginary fears.
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Learn to discriminate, cogitate, reflect and meditate, cultivate courage, Be
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a silent witness of the mind's menagerie. The mind will
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lurk like a thief. You will feel now that you
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were duped all these years by this mischievous mind, and
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that fear is a nonentity, a big zero six Phobias. Peculiar, private, irrational,
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and unnatural fears are called phobias. They have no objective reality.
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There is nothing to frighten people. There is no threatening
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situation in their environment which should cause fear in them,
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and yet they cannot free themselves from fears and negative feelings.
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The original word in Greek is phobas, meaning fear. Some
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are terribly afraid of scorpions. This is scorpion phobia. Some
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are afraid of snakes, This is snake phobia. Some are
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afraid of rats ratphobia. Some are afraid of thunder. Some
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are afraid of walking in the dark. Some are afraid
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of seeing great multitude of people plurophobia. Some bromacharine celibates
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are afraid of seeing a bevy of ladies. Some are
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afraid to remain alone. Some are afraid to sleep in
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a room without a lamp. Some are afraid of closed
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spaces such as tunnels, et cetera claustrophobia. Some are afraid
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of open spaces agoraphobia. Though the doctor has definitely said
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that there is nothing organically wrong with some patients, they
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still think that they have some heart trouble or kidney
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disease or liver complaint. These are all phobias of the body.
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Some are afraid of anything and everything pantophobia the Americans
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are afraid of the Russians. Rusophobia the Russians are afraid
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of the Americans. Americophobia the frontier people of India are
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afraid of the tribal people. Tribal phobia. Phobias are endless.
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The causes of phobias are nervousness, stupidity in a mild
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or intense form, and lack of vicara or inquiry or
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right thinking and right understanding. Phobia is an unnatural form
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of fear. A normal fear arises when one's life is
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in danger, when some external objects such as cobra or
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a tiger, or situation like a riot, threatens the existence
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of the individual. The fear which arises on such occasions
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is perfectly natural. Man tries to save his own life
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by either fight or defense. Develop your will power, cultivate
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courage and fortitude. Develop mental power of endurance, firmness in
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meeting danger, and power of resistance. Meditate on courage, Live
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in the company of sages and yogis. Meditate on the
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fearless otmen. All phobias will disappear. A person who is
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unable to move in the company of many people, who
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hates multitude, who is afraid of seeing many people should
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try to move with people slowly. Should have adaptability and
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strength to withstand agitation of mind. Cultivate calmness even amidst
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many men and women. Bromacharine celibates should try to avoid
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woman phobia. They must be fearless and tranquil even in
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the midst of ladies. One sided development is imperfect development.
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Development should be integral, and that is equal mindedness in
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all conditions and at all places. One who is afraid
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of walking in darkness should try to get rid of
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this defect by taking a light in the beginning and
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walking in the night, and slowly trying to walk without light. Also,
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fear will vanish in course of time. Fear is an
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negative force. It cannot stand before the positive virtue courage. Abhanavesha,
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or love for earthly life, is the main cause of
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all fears. Abhanavesha is clinging to life and body. Attachment
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to objects causes fear. Attachment to name and fame causes fear.
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Attachment to money and woman causes fear. Any attachment is
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the womb of terrible fear. One who possesses fears he
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does not fear, who has renounced everything who precedes the
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Atman self in all. We are afraid because we love
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certain things. Love is the cause of fear. We do
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not wish to part with certain things, And when anything
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obstructs our acquiring those objects of love and desire, we
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are annoyed. We are afraid of that, and we lose
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the mental balance. Renunciation of everything and cultivating Brahm abave Ah,
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the alignment with Brahman, embodying divine consciousnesness and reality, is
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the best remedy to overcome all fears. Sit and introspect.
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Find out the root of the trouble. If you are
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not able to do this yourself, get the help of
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a psychotherapist or a yogi. The thing that is deeply
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buried in your sub conscious mind should be released or dispelled.
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May you all be courageous, May you all be bold
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and cheerful. May you all radiate courage, strength and peace.
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May you all inherit courage the birthright from your almighty Father,
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the fearless immortal Brahman. Seven. Do not generate pooh handy samscas.
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Mothers generate pooh handy samscarras negative mental impressions in the
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minds of their children. When children cry when they refuse
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to take food, or when they do any mischief. The
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mothers frighten them and say, pooh, handy ghost has come, Iran,
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a cannon two eyed man has come. He will take
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you away. Children get frightened, the purchandy sam scaris get
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deeply implanted in their subconscious mind and make them very
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timid when they reach adolescence. Mind is like a sensitive
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plate of a camera. Whatever is exposed to the lens
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is registered in the sensitive plate behind. Even so whatever
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is seen or heard is permanently impressed in the sensitive
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mind plate. The minds of children are very impressionable. They
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are very plastic. Mothers and teachers should be very careful
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when they deal with children. They should not tell them
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anything that will frighten them. On the contrary, they should
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tell them stories of chivalrous persons which will make them
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bold and courageous. Even during the period of pregnancy. Mothers
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should read inspiring books like Ramayana, Bagavada, Mahabarata. If they
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wish to bring forth intelligent and brave children. Mothers, fathers
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and teachers should have at least an elementary knowledge of psycholicogy.
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Then alone can they mold the children properly. The sage
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Madalassa sang the following cradle song when she rocked the
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cradle of her children. Oh child, thou art pure consciousness,
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thou art stainless, thou art devoid of maya illusion. In
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some sorrow cycle of birth, death and rebirth, she made
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all her children's sages. The world is in dire need
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of women's sages like Madalassa. The destiny of the world
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and children is in the hands of intelligent mothers. Eight.
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Fear in various forms. Fear is a negative quality or
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modification in the mind. It is the result or product
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of ignorance. It manifests when one identifies himself with the
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body and forgets the immortal atman, his own real, divine existence.
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It is the old companion of asakti attachment or moha delusion. Fear, worry,
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and anger deplete all energy of man in mind, bring
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exhaustion and early death. No one is absolutely free from
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some sort of fear. It is only the jnani or
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a full blown yogi and a bacta who is absolutely
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free from fear. How can fear affect that sage who
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sees his own self everywhere? If one can conquer fear
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half of his sodnow's spiritual practice is over. Fear assumes
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various forms. The Gurkha soldier is not afraid of knife
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or bullet, but he is afraid of scorpions. A hunter
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is not afraid of tigers in the forest, but is
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afraid of the surgeon's knife. The man of the frontier
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is not afraid of knife. He can even allow the
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surgeon to open his intestines without chloroform, but he is
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terribly afraid of snakes. Some are afraid of ghosts. The
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vast majority of persons are afraid of public criticism. Some
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are afraid of diseases. The most healthy and strong man
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has got some imaginary fear of some obscure disease. The
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king is afraid of his enemy. The pundit is afraid
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of his opponent. A beautiful lady is afraid of old age.
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A lawyer is afraid of the judge and his clients.
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The wife is afraid of her husband. The student is
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afraid of the teacher. The police inspector is afraid of
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the superintendent. The frog is afraid of the snake. The
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cobra is afraid of the mongoose. There are various degrees
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in fear. They are simple fright, timidity, shyness, alarm, terror,
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and terrible fear. When there is terrible fear, the whole
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body perspires, Urine and fecal matter are ejected involuntarily. The
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mind becomes like a log of wood. Sometimes shock and
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immediate collapse take place, and the man dies of sudden
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heart failure. The face becomes pale and the eyes express
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a peculiar, ghastly listless look. Parents and teachers should infuse
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the spirit of courage in their sons and students from
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the very boyhood. They should ask them to read stories
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in the Mahabarata which deal with the chivalrous acts of
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Bishma and other persons. Boys have got pliable and elastic minds.
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They can be manipulated well. At this period of life.
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The sam scare's mental impressions can be indelibly impressed. At
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this age Brahmakaria celibacy gives tremendous strength and infuses courage.
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If you think of the opposite of fear viz. Courage,
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the negative fear will slowly vanish. You will have to
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develop courage slowly. Have the word image own courage. Before
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the mind. Repeat this mantra or formula. Very often, a
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word is the center of an idea. An idea is
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the center of a mental image. A mental image is
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the center of a mental habit. A mental habit is
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the center of a true trait. In man, have a
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clear cut image in the mind of the quality of courage,
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and this quality will develop. The subconscious mind will do
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everything for you. The wilt also will come to your aid.
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Desire to be courageous, and the wilt will immediately follow desire.
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Give up attachment or this perishable body. Do not identify
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yourself with this body. This body is like the shell
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of a cocoanut. It is like a pillow case. Constantly
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think of the indweller, the immortal Otman. Do Atma Chintanas
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self reflection. Always identify yourself with the Ottman self fear
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will vanish. This is the most powerful method. Move about
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in a thick forests or dense jungles at nights and
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wander about in the streets of your place without light
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and without guide. The Bacda lover of God, gets rid
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of fear and the identification with the body through total
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self surrender. Nine triumph over fear Fear is an instinct
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common in every man. Fear is universal. It can happen
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at any place, It can come at any time. Even
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elements of nature are subject to fear. Wind is said
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to blow through fear of him, The sun rises fearing
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him injured, God of Thunder, Fire and death proceed to
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their respective duties only out of fear. Thus, fear is
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not uncommon in devis gods two. Equally, it prevails amongst beasts, animals, insects,
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and practically every creation of this world. Fear is generally
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the result of pain, injury, and discomfort. There is a
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hereditary aspect of this instinct which accounts for its universality
32:48
and its persistence. Factors of environment and training are also significant.
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The idea of some external superior power over one's self
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is the chief cause of fear. Relatively, the mind adopts
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an entirely different attitude. Vision changes, glaring, perception fails. The
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mind is not balanced. There is some abnormality of thoughts
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and actions. Hysteric and neurasthenic convulsions are all due to
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one form of fear or other. Impulsion and desire to
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escape or flee from the dangerous situation are the immediate results.
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This fear has to be conquered. Freedom from fear can
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be achieved by liberation from the objects of fear, re
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educating the mind, bringing forth the power of the spirit,
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dealing with practical affairs, diligently putting into practice the knowledge
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that one possesses are all essential factors to overcome fear.
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It must be felt that there is no object which
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is to be afraid of or to be feared. In
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all cases, it must be distinctly understood that seeing and
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hearing alone does not produce the sensation of fear. Child
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is not afraid of its father or mother usually, but
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when the father puts on a strange countenance or howls
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in an unnatural way, the child becomes frightened. This gets
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firmly rooted in the mind. This develops as a hereditary
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weakness in later life. Also, this memory is scarcely washed
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off even after growth. So children should not be frightened here.
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Fear should not be confused with startle schoolboys when they
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see their master's head at the corner of a street
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flee away. This does not mean fear. This is due
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to an instinct in everybody to escape from the sight
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of the master. On the other hand, if the master
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takes a cane in his hand, the child suffers some
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sort of infliction and imagines impending injury. Consequently, he fears
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his master. But how to conquer fear. Whenever a child
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is afraid of something, we first tell him that there
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is nothing to be feared, thus denying the object of
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herne Denial is the first step in the procedure. Subsequently,
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we explain to the child the actual thing, the truth.
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We thus convince him that it was only his fancy
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which created the sensation in him. We positively affirm and
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assert what is true. Similarly, even as we grow, we
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must develop constantly the knowledge that there is nothing in
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the universe to cause fear. The subconscious mind, which is
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first startled by an unusual sight or incoherent voice, should
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be kept assured that all such things are false, the
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truth behind them being well acquainted with the normal sense
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and knowledge. When fear is completely removed, nothing can hurt us.
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People in welllit cities and urban areas are still afraid
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to move in darkness. They imagine something untoward to happen,
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causing pain, injury, or discomfort. At the same time, how
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many sages in Sinyasin's Ascetics roam about in the dark,
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over hills and dales in the dead of night, and
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live in caves the abode of beasts, insects and wasps.
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Drew a boggot made penance in the midst of wild beasts.
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Drua before he attained youth, entered the forest and did
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great tapas barata, played with cubs. Mere re educating the
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mind will not strengthen courage. Putting the knowledge into practice
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on every occasion is quite essential. At every auditorium we
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find people advocating that what men are afraid of as
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snakes are but ropes, but they fail to experience such stamina.
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On the other hand, they mildly submit this is due
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to lack of training. This is not what is required.
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Well developed knowledge, coupled with practice, can alone relieve men
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from fear. The idea may be paradoxical to assume that
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there is nothing to fear because nothing can hurt us,
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though the converse is equally true. Denying fear, one can
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overcome the object of fear. It you should not have
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any dualism in mind. You must always develop cosmic love
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and universal brotherhood. When there is love and brotherhood. There
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is no enmity, there is no superiority of power, there
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is no pleasure or pain. Ultimately, there is no fear.
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Of course, this is the stage. The final stage is
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feeling oneness of all. All are Brahmin, the supreme cosmic Spirit.
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All merge in Brahmin, the supreme cosmic Spirit. There is Brahman,
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the supreme cosmic Spirit, alone, pervading throughout the universe. There
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is no second thing of supremacy in the world. There
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is no second thing in his creation at all. This
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knowledge entirely approves fear and brings one into eternal peace.
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Fear does not emanate from one's own self. This is
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the secret of it. Knowledge of Brahman, the Supreme Cosmic Spirit,
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the eternal Truth, totally annihilates fear. The truth is to
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be pronounced and meditated upon. Recitation of Upanishads, Strittes, Vedas
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and hymns produces vibrations. These vibrations remove all inflections. Many
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incurable diseases, causing fear of death in the minds of
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the sufferers are cured by these vibrations alone. Therij Nana Sambandhar,
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a Tamil saint, cured a Jane, King of Madura, of
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his incurable disease. Thiranvucursu Swamigel, another Tamil saint, was cured
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of his stomach disorder only through such vibrations. Sakabai was
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released time and often from various difficulties through her sincere
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devotion to Lord Krishna. They all felt one with him again.
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Thirinvucursu Swamagel was shut up in a lime kiln to
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be burnt to death. He felt oneness with God. His
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mind was not in the least affected. His physical body too,
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was not affected by the object of fear of death.
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Drowning waves of fear may at times rush down upon us.
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We may lose mental balance for a while. We may
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be over sensitive and agitated. A chain of evil happenings
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appear before us, one after another in quick succession. Memory
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of the past gallops with winged speed. Imagination sores, and
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we picture disaster after disaster awaiting us. Yet, under all
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these circumstances, we must lay our fullest faith in God,
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take refuge in Him, and fully believe that He alone
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can deliver us. Overcoming in this way will not suffice.
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This must be brought into practice, we must first face
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only those which we are afraid of. If a man
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is afraid of facing an audience, it must be the
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first and foremost duty he should do until he is
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free from stage fear and nervousness. If one trembles to
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approach his superior or any other person who he thinks
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is endowed with superior powers, that must be taken up
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as his first duty every day till he gains sufficient
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moral strength. If someone is horrified at a sight in
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the dark, instantaneously he must run over to the spot
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and realize that the object which caused him fear is
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nothing but one of his daily handlings. Worse than in waking,
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many undergo drastic, alarming abnormality in sleep. This is all
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due to loading the mind with stray thoughts. While retiring.
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One should never go to bed in a state of
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worry or fear, nor with a heavy heart, nor when
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he broods over an impending evil. Before retiring, everyone must
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evacuate all such thoughts and meditate upon God till he
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is released from them. He must have perfect peace in
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mind and soul. If he is unable to meditate upon God,
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let him loudly recite some him or poem till he
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sinks in the bed, he is sure to have peaceful,
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deep sleep. If we we meditate upon statements of truth,
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our inner eye of wisdom opens. We are gifted with
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right understanding, and we know the truth. This is worship
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of God, This is adoration to the Lord. It is
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this which liberates us from bondage. Working mentally and practicing physically,
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and at all times dwelling spiritually upon divine thoughts, and
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remaining in a higher stratum of mind, we not only
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overcome fear, but merge in Brahmin, the supreme cosmic spirit.
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Whence all speech turn back with the mind without reaching.
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He who knows the bliss of Brahmin fears not at
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any time, is not afraid of anything. Methods to eradicate
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fear one victory over fear Pratipacsabavonna method. As you think,
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so you become. As you think, so you develop as
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is your ideal, So gradually your life will become. This
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is so because there is a great transforming power in thought.
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Take then, the life of perfect men like Beeshmat, and
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think of their deeds and their life and ideals. Your
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life will be filled by purity, courage, et cetera. You
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will become a noble, perfect man. The thought will transform
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you into its own likeness. Man becomes like what he worships.
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Man becomes like what he thinks. This is indeed true.
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Sit with closed eyes in the early morning, meditate on courage,
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the opposite of fear, for half an hour. Think of
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the advantages of courage and the disadvantages of fear. Practice
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the virtue during the day. Feel that you actually possess
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courage to an enormous degree. Manifest it in your daily life.
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In some weeks or months, fear will be replaced by courage.
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Repeat the formula own courage mentally daily several times. Meditate
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and assert I am all courage. I am an embodiment
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of courage. I am like bishmah, I am a great hero.
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My will is very powerful. I am not afraid of anything.
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I am bold and chivalrous. Courage is my birthright. It
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is very difficult to attack fear directly. It is very strong.
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You are a victim to this negative trait in hundreds
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of lives. It has taken deep root. Put the seeds
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of courage in your heart, allow it to grow. Fear
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will die by itself. The positive always overcomes the negative.
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This is an immutable psychological law. This is the pratipactchup
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of Anomethod of Roger Yogan's Try this method again and again,
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you are bound to succeed. May you attain triumph over
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fear by cultivating courage through the pratipactship of anomethod or
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the method of thinking on the opposite two feeling the
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presence of God. God is all pervading. He is always
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with you, He is in you, around you. He is
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not far to seek. He cannot be perceived through the
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physical eye. Your sense of touch cannot help you. He
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has to be realized through the inner eye of wisdom.
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Modern civilization has enslaved people to such an extent that
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they are incapable of any original expression, thought or deed.
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They do not care to think of their routine actions,
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how their activities progress, what they are running after, or
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what gold they are marching towards. Inventions, innovations, and contrivances
44:40
have eased men from their labor and human skill. The
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conservation of energy in this direction has only created laziness
44:47
in them. More sensual desires and perceptions have begun to
44:51
sway them. Lost in the ever pouring luxuries of life.
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The true mission is once for all forgotten. People do
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not think where from their daily requirements come Who the
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unfailing and non stopping supplier is, where his abode rests?
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How to have his dirshan divine sight, what to request
45:09
of him, and how to revere him. No amount of studying,
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research in physical geography, vegetable kingdom, various industrial technologies, physiology,
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and other sciences will solve these problems, nor even give
45:22
a clue to the solution. This scientific knowledge is subject
45:26
to various hypotheses, axioms, and data, which are by themselves
45:30
under controversies. This knowledge will in no way aid one
45:34
to arrive at the source. The source is really beyond
45:38
all these conceptions. Its abode cannot be located by running
45:42
the finger over a colored map. The dweller and his
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abode can be seen only through the inner eye and
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right understanding. Concentration, meditation, and sublime thoughts are the pathways
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to this abode. Most people feel themselves unable to stay
45:58
their mind upon God and meditate upon divine thoughts. This
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is all due to want of training. Realization is always
46:06
through practice. Practice comes out of proper training proper training
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requires consultation of learned men. This is initiation in the
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right path. In all ages you meet with such great
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personalities who are always ready to help you, but who
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may not advertise themselves as such. It is left to
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you to find out such men, to choose your own guru,
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to obey him implicitly, to serve him with all sincerity,
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in earnestness, and express your thirst for knowledge. Vain discussions
46:37
and intentional test questions must be strictly avoided. You must
46:41
be regular in your lessons and practice. There are again
46:45
persons who say that they are unable to meet even
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a single man of such qualities for their guru. Though
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it is firmly held that no perfection can be attained
46:54
in any line without a guru. It may well be
46:57
asserted that God is near and dear to you, as
46:59
he is to everybody. Sincere and earnest attempt will have
47:03
its own fruits. It is not on this plea the
47:06
concentration meditation have to be cast off. Because a man
47:11
does not understand the film language, does he refrain from
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visiting films. He avails himself of every opportunity to accompany
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his friend who is able to interpret and who is
47:20
already in the groove. If not, he makes fresh acquaintance
47:24
while in the queue to procure tickets. Even this, if
47:28
he is unable to get he pushes himself anyway and
47:30
tries his best to decipher the whole film. Racking his brain.
47:34
He makes earnest efforts to improve his knowledge in this
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line by purchasing synopsis, bulletins and magazines. He is restless
47:43
until he acquires some knowledge. At no stage does he
47:46
stop and put an end to this quest of knowledge.
47:50
In due course, every actor or actress lives at the
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tip of his tongue. He becomes profusely enlightened in this art.
47:58
He speaks hours and hours about the talents of various
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film stars. What are all these due to? Is he
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not training himself earnestly, honestly, sincerely, and virtuously In the
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particular line, did he wait for a guru? What a
48:14
pity it is that a man indulges so much in
48:17
trivial things discarding the vital mission of life. It is
48:21
quite common for people to complain that when they begin
48:23
to think upon God, their mind wanders here and there,
48:26
and their thoughts become engaged with mundane affairs. This is
48:30
again due to lack of training and want of definite
48:33
will power. True, it is very difficult, extremely difficult to
48:38
fix the mind at first instance upon God. An entirely different,
48:43
superior and higher stratum of mind is needed for this practice.
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This has to be well developed. The mind is full
48:51
of lust. It is always restless. It traverses through all spheres,
48:57
good or bad. It has to be wound by the
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triple court of devotion, concentration and meditation. It must always
49:05
be kept under control. Try to get alone for a
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few minutes every day. If you cannot afford this, utilize
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every scrap of leisure you presume to enjoy. Select a
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lonely place, a river bank, the top of a mount,
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the open terrace of your house, a sea shore, a
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simple pleasant meadow, a corner in a temple, church or mosque,
49:27
or a private room. Purge all your wavering thoughts. This
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will be quite easy in any of the above localities,
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as all the senses will be drawn by the exquisite
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beauty of the spot or landscape, or by the deep
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silence pervading all round. If necessary, burn incense or scented sticks,
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which will always keep you alert. There are two distinctive
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ways for worship of God, one the all pervading nature,
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and the other here and here alone. If one is
49:57
to sit down and contemplate on the omnipresence of God,
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i e. Presence in the sun, in the moon, in
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the stars, in anything, in everything he comes across, perhaps
50:07
he might become lost in immensity. On the other hand,
50:11
one may localize the presence of God at the initial stage,
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which he may develop later into the former method. Having
50:18
steadied the mind, either by gazing at a particular spot
50:21
or the picture of any form of God or Guru,
50:24
or tuning the years to the murmur of the river
50:26
or receding waves of the sea, utter slowly in a
50:28
low tone the statement God is now here or God
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is in this room. First repeat God is now here
50:35
in a deep meditative way. Then relax for a while,
50:39
and again repeat. Do this untiringly till you are immersed
50:43
in your statement. Now you realize the presence of God.
50:48
Do not stop with this. This is not the ultimate aim. Existence, absolute, knowledge, absolute,
50:55
and bliss absolute are the supreme things to be aimed at.
50:59
After experiencing God is now here, repeat, his presence fills
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me from head two foot by repeated utterances, realize His
51:08
existence in you. In the same way, practice his presence
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is j o y, His presence is love, and his
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presence is peace. Whenever your mind attempts to wander, repeat
51:19
these statements loudly until it comes round. Morning hours are
51:23
most suitable. This practice will free you from fear and
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fill you with courage, joy, and peace. If this is
51:31
practiced untiringly, a sense of supreme joy, cosmic love, and
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eternal peace will reign over you. What to speak of
51:39
the radiance of such a realized Yogi, How glorious will
51:43
he shine in the world. May all know this easy
51:46
way for the realization of God. May all practice this
51:50
with definiteness and self will. May all share His blessings.
51:55
May all be free from worldly ties and sensual agonies.
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May the all merciful Lord encumber them with help and
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relieve them from the struggle of Somesora cycle of birth,
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death and rebirth. Three. Devotion to God eradicates all fears.
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God bestows perfect security on his devotees and removes all
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sorts of fears. He transforms the sense of insecurity and
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fear into one of confidence and faith. He saves him
52:24
from panic and despair. Mira was tormented by her husband
52:28
in a variety of ways, but Lord Krishna protected her
52:31
and removed all her fears. The cup of poison was
52:35
changed into nectar, cobra was changed into soligrama and a
52:39
garland of flowers. She was shut in a cage where
52:43
there was a hungry tiger. The tiger did not eat her,
52:47
but kissed the feet of Mirah. This was all due
52:50
to grace of Lord Krishna. Lord Hari removed all the
52:54
fears of Pravlada. Pravlada also was tormented by his cruel father.
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Pravlada was thrown into the sea, he was trampled under
53:04
the feet of the elephant. He was rolled down from
53:07
the top of a hill. He was thrown into the fire,
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but he was saved by Lord Harri. Lord Vishnu removed
53:15
all his fears. A devotee sees only the Lord in
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all names and forms. He beholds Lord Hari everywhere. How
53:25
can there be fear? Then for him take refuge in
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Lord in his name and grace. All fears will vanish completely.
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He will bestow strength, fortitude, courage, presence of mind, et cetera.
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In you abandon desires, raged vesha, attachment and aversion, and
53:45
all sorts of worldly attachment. Pray and meditate. O Lord Harri,
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I am thine, O Lord Harry, all is thine, Thy
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will be done. Fill my heart with courage, Shall how
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er thy grace on me. Let my mind be attached
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to thy lotus feet. Let me feel Thy presence everywhere.
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Let me behold thee in all forms. Reveal Thy form
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to me, Guide me, protect me. Pahi man roksha man
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for meditation on atman. The method of Nannis meditation on
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the fearless oughtman removes all sorts of fears. In Toto,
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a sage beholds the immortal fearless self only everywhere. How
54:30
can there be fear for him? Then there is fear
54:33
only where there is duality. If one feels that there
54:37
is a second object besides himself, at once fear is generated.
54:41
He is afraid of the other man. Separation, duality, perception
54:46
of objects are all due to a vidia ignorance. Start
54:50
the anti current from today. Deny the body and identify
54:54
yourself with the all pervading immortal fearless oughtman entire deny
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isle of the body cannot come in a day or
55:02
a week, constantly think of the Atman. Gradually you will
55:06
become fearless. You will have to fight against the sam
55:10
skerres of antatecola beginningless time. The more you think of Aughtman,
55:15
the more courageous you will become. By constant hammering, only
55:19
can you entirely drive the nail into the wall or
55:21
a plank. Even so, by constant and protracted thinking on
55:26
Atman alone, you can become absolutely fearless. Meditate, assert, recognize, realize,
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I am fearless, all pervading Atman. I am not afraid
55:40
of anything. Courage is my birthright. I behold the one
55:45
Aughtman everywhere. Everything is my own self. Who is to
55:50
be afraid of whom? There is no duality for me.
55:54
I see the nondual essence. Only my will is very powerful.
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Now my power is irresistible. I have no enemy. Enemy, tiger,
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cobra are my own self. They cannot do harm to me.
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I love them as my own self. A javan muk
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deliberated soul or a sage hates none, fears none. May
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you all be established in that supreme nondual, fearless Brahman,
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the supreme cosmic spirit,