WHAT 15 FLAKz
bl Swa i S^,a|nn.i,
Fear is a great human o.lrse. lt is )^cur
woEt enemy. What k fear? it k an
imaginary zero; it ir maya\ deception. lt
is a mental delurion. lt k a negative
modification that arirer in the mindlake
when one fo€ets hiJ real, divine nature. lt
k a whirlpool that emanates trom the citta
(mind) when one har lo( hir power of
vicara (enquiry) and disoimination. lt is
the dark wave that prcceedr llom the
ocean of antahkardna (mind) when one
has intenJe attadlment to
the body.
Fear aJgJme5 many forms
and blightr many lives. Brrt
a cdm mind brings courage.
Then you will face the triak
and diffio.rltier the rpiritual
ofthe
diffiorlties of spiritual .. l
path without fear. Fearles-
i ./
n":'.r"giu,:"qu:li'y,.
Friends. there k nothins ' :
ltlf
to fear really. fear is aue tJ /f
acceptance of qlggertion. l:
Xffil'*'fi'Jil"f*: l/
that we fear, We attract to ouR€lves the
\.'ery thing that we are afraid of. That k
the univeBal law of nature. You need not
b.e afraid of anlthing else in this wodd
save fear it€lf.
Auto-qrggedon help! a lot in removing
fear. Ajrert the tMh of being. Ajeert,
"Nothing in the three worldi can make
me afraid. I am absolutely fearlees, My
willk nrong and irresiJtible." Make fii€nds
with the threatened experience, or the
thingt tou do not like. the raja yoga
method ir to repeat the formula: "l am
courageoui' - or - "OM coumge", ln the
moming meditate on the virtue of courag€
The ds\.,otee's method ir to pmy to
fu with faith and sincerity and to make
perfed relf{unender "O Cod, make me
fearlesr. Grant me the virtue of courage.
O Mother take thy son on
thy lap. Thou art fear, thou
art coumge. Let me €e thee
alone in all these forml'.
Feel the invisible helping
hand of the ithta devate
(your crv.rn deity) .
Have
5trong faith. Real stren$h
lie5 in feariessness. Remcve
fear of all eortt-
The vedantic melhod k
to enquirq "\Mo am l?"
ldeltitr/ yourrelf with the iF
':
ner Jelf- A{€ri: "lam tlr,
emkxJiment of courage - I am immor
atman - Iam not thk perishable trd\
\),.ho ir lo fear whom when all thk tr rh.
€ln" This will de(roy fear to itr very root.
Ho\,i, peaceful and strong are they who
have vidory o,/er fear- May we all shin(
in divine glory, rddiating courage all
arcxrncl.