Re: Freedom from fear
Thank You White Crow, for the post.
I agree, that fear is attachment, a result of ego, identification with things outside of ones self, as if those things complete or improve the individual, and the thought of not having them, causes the fear.
Whether it is a physical body or a piece of cheese, attachment to any of it, will ultimately cause fear.
Vernon Howard wrote some words long ago that really had resonance for me..
"No Human Being exists at all. I don't, you don't. Labels exist, but no people exist. You have a name, a body, the tone of your voice. You have education, or none.-You are American or British. All of these are attributes, but your attributes are not you. It is because you believe they are you, that you have every grief you have.And I know you don't understand at all.I know that while I am talking to you, that you are not you,you still "think" you are you, you are not.
When you understand that all you are is a temporary vehicle for the expression of life, then things become clear to you, and you cease to ask wrong questions because you already have the answer.
Life, God, (Energy),
the whole expresses itself for a certain period of time through a physical body, then, after a while, when God ceases to express itself through that temporary time body, it ceases to walk around. But at no time did God say you are you-distinct & opposite from the people in the next house.
Wholeness, oneness is life without names.Please don't believe names are anything but a temporary convenience. To have a body is only a temporary convenience, which is animated by cosmic energy. When this is withdrawn, "you" don't die, because "you" were never born.A body came into the world, but it wasn't you. Because you were "unenlightened" you thought it was you, and everyone said it was, so you swallowed it all.Cosmic energy came into the world, but it wasn't you.
The purpose of this is to withdrawal such false information that you have about yourself that causes fear. You thought your name & experiences were real.Upon the extinction of the energetic animation of your physical body, all that you call yourself disappears, but it was never more than a collection of beliefs your body housed for a while, you don't take it into eternity.There's no way you can ever die, because you were never born.
"You " don't die, because there's nothing to go into eternity. Eternity has no birth nor death.The only reason you're afraid is because you've identified with your name & experiences & want them to continue, & you know they wont.
The fear of death will vanish, and can only vanish when you remember that you were never born.Understand all of this & you will know who you really are."
Circles,
CW
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