What are we really afraid of?
Many people talk about the fear of public speaking or the fear of failure, but I think that ultimately, we fear only one thing: the judgment of other people.
This is why people fear public speaking: the judgment of others is instantaneous and very direct.
It's why a teenage boy is afraid of asking a pretty girl out: he's afraid of rejection, that is, being judged by the girl.
It's why people are afraid of selling: they run the risk of being rejected by potential clients, that is, of being judged as "not offering enough quality or value."
The funny thing is that every person is a blend of soul and ego, so the more we focus on our fears, the bigger the ego grows, and since the ego is the part of ourselves which feels the fear, this leads to a vicious cycle.
Often, it will take a while and certainly much self-training under the guidance of a mentor or coach in order to get out of this vicious cycle (where perceived fear leads to inflated ego which feels more fear, and so on). But once a person has seen the truth, she is liberated permanently from this bondage to fear.
Hence, the saying "the truth shall set you free."
What we seek is freedom from other people's judgment. What we fail to realize, however, is that it is not so much other people judging us, but our THINKING that other people are judging us.
Once we fully understand that spiritual insight, we are then free to do anything in life. We no longer fear anyone nor anything, for we know that they all exist in our consciousness, which we totally control.
The proof of this is that when we sleep, all people and events and fears and doubts become "dead." They no longer exist. In other words, they only existed through the "grace" of our consciousness.
Your consciousness is like a flashlight: whatever it focuses on, becomes perceivable to your senses and becomes real to you.
The cosmic fact is that we are truly, in every moment, the creator of our own unique life experience.
All it takes, then, to have a magnificent life of limitless growth is a certain spiritual training of the mind.
All forms of spiritual training contain the following tenet: "Understanding leads to power."
If you truly understand that you have spiritual power over your physical life experience, nothing and no one can possibly stand in your way. In such an enlightened state of mind, making 50 million dollars takes about as much effort as making one million dollars.
The money being made is not nearly as important as the fact that you have understood something incredibly important in life: Imagination is the power of the spirit over the possibilities of things.
But you can't imagine anything if you proceed from a position where you are afraid of other people's judgment. This is why it is said that freedom is the basis for life. Without this freedom from others, one cannot imagine creatively or create new things. Indeed, the way to AVOID being judged by others is to do... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. (Watching TV and going through the same routine every day at the office are equivalents of doing nothing new in life).
On the other hand, people who constantly try new ideas and do new things, will continually gain possession of their spirit and will have absolutely NO FEAR of anything or anyone. These are people who have achieved a "limitless" state of mind and they are powerful indeed.
This is why it is said that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Indeed, fear is the only enemy in life. Once you've mastered it, you can create heaven on Earth -- that is, you can create your own little heaven in your own life experience.
This is why people fear public speaking: the judgment of others is instantaneous and very direct.
It's why a teenage boy is afraid of asking a pretty girl out: he's afraid of rejection, that is, being judged by the girl.
It's why people are afraid of selling: they run the risk of being rejected by potential clients, that is, of being judged as "not offering enough quality or value."
The funny thing is that every person is a blend of soul and ego, so the more we focus on our fears, the bigger the ego grows, and since the ego is the part of ourselves which feels the fear, this leads to a vicious cycle.
Often, it will take a while and certainly much self-training under the guidance of a mentor or coach in order to get out of this vicious cycle (where perceived fear leads to inflated ego which feels more fear, and so on). But once a person has seen the truth, she is liberated permanently from this bondage to fear.
Hence, the saying "the truth shall set you free."
What we seek is freedom from other people's judgment. What we fail to realize, however, is that it is not so much other people judging us, but our THINKING that other people are judging us.
Once we fully understand that spiritual insight, we are then free to do anything in life. We no longer fear anyone nor anything, for we know that they all exist in our consciousness, which we totally control.
The proof of this is that when we sleep, all people and events and fears and doubts become "dead." They no longer exist. In other words, they only existed through the "grace" of our consciousness.
Your consciousness is like a flashlight: whatever it focuses on, becomes perceivable to your senses and becomes real to you.
The cosmic fact is that we are truly, in every moment, the creator of our own unique life experience.
All it takes, then, to have a magnificent life of limitless growth is a certain spiritual training of the mind.
All forms of spiritual training contain the following tenet: "Understanding leads to power."
If you truly understand that you have spiritual power over your physical life experience, nothing and no one can possibly stand in your way. In such an enlightened state of mind, making 50 million dollars takes about as much effort as making one million dollars.
The money being made is not nearly as important as the fact that you have understood something incredibly important in life: Imagination is the power of the spirit over the possibilities of things.
But you can't imagine anything if you proceed from a position where you are afraid of other people's judgment. This is why it is said that freedom is the basis for life. Without this freedom from others, one cannot imagine creatively or create new things. Indeed, the way to AVOID being judged by others is to do... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. (Watching TV and going through the same routine every day at the office are equivalents of doing nothing new in life).
On the other hand, people who constantly try new ideas and do new things, will continually gain possession of their spirit and will have absolutely NO FEAR of anything or anyone. These are people who have achieved a "limitless" state of mind and they are powerful indeed.
This is why it is said that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Indeed, fear is the only enemy in life. Once you've mastered it, you can create heaven on Earth -- that is, you can create your own little heaven in your own life experience.
posted by Super Peter at 7:18 PM
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