Swajan: Mota, How can we come out of this fear complex?
Pujya Shree Mota: We have many complexes in our lives. These complexes are hindrances in the development of our lives. For most part we are not aware of this fact. One of these complexes is the complex of fear. This complex of fear retards our progress and at times pushes us backward. It tends to make our minds unstable and makes us unease at times. So how do we face and get rid of the fear. Fear is not only a kind of disease, it is worse than that. We must be aware of the fear in us. Not only we should be aware of that but also the fact that it retards our progress and reduces our courage in new endeavors. There should be acknowledgment of all aspects of losses and negativity arising out of this fear. Fear should sting us. It should be apparent that this fear is of such a bad quality that it makes us tangled up at places and retards our progress. At times it pushes us backwards. Fear complex is such a thing that prevents us from getting a real grasp of the situation. At times it highlights exactly opposite thing. For an example, I used to go to crematorium to sleep at night. In the beginning I would think that there is an evil spirit standing in the dark due to the fear in me. I would confront it by going near and checking it with the flash light. Once it was apparent that it was just a piece of wood, my fear would dissipate. In this way, I would confirm that there is no human being or any evil spirit. Fear complex within us retards our progress and prevents us from finding the truth. When this stings us in a real sense, we become ready to face this fear and try our best to get rid of it.
You should never lose the sense of discretion when facing the fear. Face it in such a way that there is least harm done to you. Reward and harm are the two sides of the coin of the same prakruti. They are not separable, even though it may not be apparent at that time. Presence of equanimity lets us see both side of the coin.
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Pujya Shree Mota
Satsang with Pujya Shree Mota
Excerpts from Anvay and Samanvay (અન્વય-સમન્વય)
Edition 1; pages 14 - 17.
Pujya Shree Mota: We have many complexes in our lives. These complexes are hindrances in the development of our lives. For most part we are not aware of this fact. One of these complexes is the complex of fear. This complex of fear retards our progress and at times pushes us backward. It tends to make our minds unstable and makes us unease at times. So how do we face and get rid of the fear. Fear is not only a kind of disease, it is worse than that. We must be aware of the fear in us. Not only we should be aware of that but also the fact that it retards our progress and reduces our courage in new endeavors. There should be acknowledgment of all aspects of losses and negativity arising out of this fear. Fear should sting us. It should be apparent that this fear is of such a bad quality that it makes us tangled up at places and retards our progress. At times it pushes us backwards. Fear complex is such a thing that prevents us from getting a real grasp of the situation. At times it highlights exactly opposite thing. For an example, I used to go to crematorium to sleep at night. In the beginning I would think that there is an evil spirit standing in the dark due to the fear in me. I would confront it by going near and checking it with the flash light. Once it was apparent that it was just a piece of wood, my fear would dissipate. In this way, I would confirm that there is no human being or any evil spirit. Fear complex within us retards our progress and prevents us from finding the truth. When this stings us in a real sense, we become ready to face this fear and try our best to get rid of it.
You should never lose the sense of discretion when facing the fear. Face it in such a way that there is least harm done to you. Reward and harm are the two sides of the coin of the same prakruti. They are not separable, even though it may not be apparent at that time. Presence of equanimity lets us see both side of the coin.
-- continue next blog --
Pujya Shree Mota
Satsang with Pujya Shree Mota
Excerpts from Anvay and Samanvay (અન્વય-સમન્વય)
Edition 1; pages 14 - 17.
