Fear: Changing the erroneous belief

In my last posting, I mentioned that the root cause of our fear is our lack of awareness of the unlimited spiritual aspect that we are. Instead, we err in believing that we are only this physical body that is limited by time and space. To transform our fear, we must change this erroneous belief.

Changing a belief as set and deeply imprinted as this requires persistent and diligent effort. We are so used to experiencing life from this limited physical perspective (body) that we are almost totally unaware of our unlimited spiritual aspect (spirit/mind). Read more

Fear and the Self

One of the keys to personal transformation is self knowledge. The ancient sages exhort us to know thyself. Indeed, this is the whole purpose of a spiritual practice. Looking inward is all one needs to know and understand oneself, the universe and life.

There are many doors that open inward for self discovery. One of these is through the understanding of our emotions. Taking a peep at any one of our unpleasant feelings and then tracing it all the way to its root cause will invariably bring us face to face with fear. Read more