Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through The Storm

When you let go mentally, you relax physically, because the body and the mind are two aspects of one reality.

In this food I see clearly the presence of the entire universe supporting my existence.1

you’re afraid of what other people might think of you, it comes from that same place. You’re afraid that if others think negatively about you, they won’t accept you and you’ll be left all alone, in danger. So if you need others to always think well of you, that is a continuation of that same original fear.

We don’t need to drink some wine or host a dinner party to celebrate life; we can celebrate in every moment with our breathing and our steps.

That kind of fear has been transmitted to us; every one of us has that fear inside.

If you’re afraid of what other people might think of you, it comes from that same place. You’re afraid that if others think negatively about you, they won’t accept you and you’ll be left all alone, in danger.

From that moment on, the idea that I had lost my mother no longer existed. All I had to do was look at the palm of my hand, or feel the breeze on my face or the earth under my feet, to remember that my mother is always with me, available at any time.

We run because we’re trying to escape from our fear.

We need to have a nonviolent attitude toward our suffering, our pain, our fear.