All Fears Must Go

Source: 1986 Tape
Overcoming Fears

Rama says: "All fears have to go. Final clearance sale. Everything must go! Fear has to be dissolved. So the student of enlightenment, the student of life who wishes to be happy has to take on their fears one by one and overcome all of them."

Fear is aversion, it limits us. It comes from the world of duality, of pleasure and pain. Rama suggests making a list of all of your fears. As you make the list, the obvious surface fears will be easy. Dig deeper, list all of them. Then make a list of your top ten fears, and rank them. Now post them somewhere where you will look at them frequently.

Now you are going to overcome your fears, one at a time. You can start at the bottom of the list, which is the most gentle approach, and success is likely. You can use the random approach, or start with public enemy number one, the top fear.

The best way to overcome all fear is through meditating and acting. When you meditate and go into the light your fears melt away. Go out and do the things that frighten you, as long as you are sensible and don't injure yourself.

A final thought from Rama: "Don't be afraid of the dark, don't be afraid of the light; don't be afraid of what's inside you."

Drawn from Dr Frederick Lenz's Teachings

Rama presented thousands of techniques that were intended to help students along their own pathway to enlightenment. Techniques presented here may be useful for you. The teachings are meant to be used by students who are serious about their practice, and their own enlightenment.

A special thanks to
Lynne (Samadhi) for her writing, and the inspiration to begin this feature.

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