Fear Is Natural
- Fear Is Intelligence: Fear, rightly understood, is an intelligent guide: it alerts us to real dangers and intuitively indicates when to be cautious or bold.
- Fear, when aligned with our intuition, serves as an internal compass guiding us to safety and away from harm.
- True intelligence lies not in the accumulation of knowledge but in listening and responding to our internal guide.
- This deeper intelligence helps us distinguish between fears that are limiting and those that are protective.
- Far from being a weakness, fear harnessed as intelligence becomes an asset in navigating the complexity of life.
- Guilt: Guilt, fear’s shadow, can entrap us in regret, shaped by society and doctrine – it steers us by the pain of wrong, not the joy of right.
- Krishna’s teachings endorse introspection, allowing us to understand guilt not as a punitive measure but a signal towards higher alignment with Dharma, or righteous duty.
- Recognising and processing guilt can lead to transformative personal development and a more authentic life path.
- The journey through guilt should enlighten and educate, not entrap us in an endless cycle of regret.
- Guilt is societal conditioning that punishes rather than guides.
- Fear Is Natural: The natural occurrence of fear is universally acknowledged, a primal response hardwired into our very being for survival.
- It is a mechanism that has ensured the continuation of life, from our ancient ancestors to our present selves.
- Recognising fear as natural dismantles the stigma associated with it, allowing us to embrace it as part of the human condition.
- When we accept fear as a natural emotion, we give ourselves permission to feel it fully, understand its root, and thereby transcend it.
