Every person experiences some fears - such as the fear of heights, fear of closed spaces, fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of noise, fear of darkness, fear of appearing ridiculous, fear of mountains, fear of forests, fear of snakes, fear of Yoga-Kshema, fear of death etc. They say that a coward dies thousand times every day – because of these fears. A brave person dies only once – ultimately when it is time for him to depart from this planet, which is inevitable in the space-time dimension.
Fear is a thought in your mind and you are afraid of your own thoughts. Fear is man's greatest enemy. Fear is behind failure, sickness and poor human relations. [Dr Joseph Murphy]
Man is born only with two fears - the fear of falling and the fear of noise. These are normal fears and they are good. You set them up for self-preservation. All other fears are acquired fears. [Dr Joseph Murphy]
Fear of failure, fear of appearing ridiculous, fear of exposing the ego to hurt and fear of being rejected are fears that have a profound effect on one's self confidence.[Dr Robert Anthony]
Fear of death is another great fear for every person. Every one knows that he has to go one day or the other. And yet, we fear this inevitable death. We are prepared to do anything to postpone death even for a few minutes - and we are willing to spend any amount of money for this. I know one relative of my wife, who showed us the way to die gracefully. One astrologer told this wonderful old gentleman that he would die on a particular date and at a particular time on that day. As that particular day arrived, he got up early in the morning, bathed himself as usual, offered his usual daily prayers, lay himself on a mat with Darbhas (Darbhas are sacred grass) spread over it and was awaiting for Yama (the god of death) to come and take his life away! Of course the astrologer was wrong and this person lived a few more years. Is it not amazing the way this wonderful person dealt with death – which is feared by every human being.
The next thought is about “Insecurity generates fear”
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