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WHAT IS FEAR? FEAR IS THE UNWILLINGNESS TO SURRENDER TO REALITY OR LOVE We are afraid because we have created a false identity that is separated from God, Reality or Love. We think we are all alone against the world. And our false identity wants to control circumstances and others to feel safe. The Truth is that the world that we experience is part of our reality; it is within our consciousness. The world that we experience is our own reflection; it is a reflection of our beliefs. If we believe that the universe is cruel, we will experience a world that is cruel. The only way we can change our reflection or the world that we experience is by changing our state of consciousness, our beliefs and attitudes. There is a very quick way to eliminate fear. All we have to do is surrender to the will of God or Reality. Reality is whatever is happening to us now. When we stop resisting and accept whatever is happening to us, we are no longer fearful. All fears are ultimately the fear of death itself. So our false identity is always threatening us with death. It says: "If this happens, you will die!" Our physical body is going to die anyway. But we know that our true identity is our spirit. And it is eternal or immortal. So the only thing that can die is the personal ego itself. Therefore, fear is in fact the fear of the death of our false identity. But the death of our false identity is the best thing that could happen to us. This is how we enter the Kingdom of Truth and Love. Love casts out all fear.
 We are afraid because we are fooled by appearances. If there were no spiritual world and no source of Infinite Good, we would have every reason to be afraid. But this is not the case. God [consciousness] and Heaven are real; they are more real than the physical world.For example, when we are diagnosed with a disease or when we lose our fortune, we become fearful. And the last thing we need when these things happen is to descend into the pit of darkness. If we just stayed at the levels of spiritual Light, we would eventually heal physically and financially. By descending into spiritual darkness, we actually prevent our physical and financial healing. In the Bible, we hear about certain persons who found themselves in the most horrendous circumstances and yet came out victorious because they had faith in God. For example, Daniel was placed in a den of lions and, because of his lack of fear, was left unharmed and went on to victory. Now, we can also interpret this story on the psychological level. Instead of placing his attention on the voracious lions, Daniel lifted his eyes towards a ray of Light that was beaming into the cave. The Lions represent our wild passions and the ray of Light corresponds to Truth and Love. When we tame our passions and transform them into Love and Truth, then they can no longer devour our Life and we are safe. Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. And, because of his faith in God, he eventually was freed and became advisor to the king of Egypt. When he was reunited with his brothers, he told them: " You thought you were doing me harm but God meant it for Good." Every time we find ourselves in difficult circumstances, we are being tempted to believe in the lies of appearances. All we need to do is "Be still, and know that I AM God..." If we are able to keep our faith in Infinite Intelligence, our faith will increase when we realize that circumstances have no power. It is how we react that matters. When we know that God, the source of infinite Good, is in charge of the universe, then we are no longer fooled by appearances. And we understand that everything that happens to us is for our own Good. But, you say, how can suffering, disease and poverty be Good? Suffering, disease and poverty are our teachers. We will experience suffering, disease and poverty until we understand the Truth. We become free of suffering when we understand its cause. Disease, poverty and suffering are the result of selfishness, ignorance and self-righteousness. Like darkness, fear is nothing of itself; it is a lack. A lack of what? A lack of Being, Awareness, Love, Truth, Light. When we identify with our limited personal body and life story, we experience lack, want and fear. When we identify with the Oneness of Consciousness [God], we experience abundance and Love. To have faith means to surrender to what is and to trust in Infinite Intelligence.
FEAR AND EMOTIONS Fear is escaping or running away from our emotions. Our suppressed and unconscious emotions are always knocking at the door of our mind and creating negative thoughts. To eliminate the fear, we must accept and feel the emotion and then release it. The reason we are fearful is because we want security and control in our life. But we are not in control of LIFE. INFINITE LIFE is in control of the whole universe. To let INFINITE LIFE do its wondrous work and heal our body and affairs, we must let go of wanting control and security. We must surrender to the power of Infinite Intelligence which knows all and heals all. FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS UNSEEN Therefore it is more important to make sure that what we believe is True and what we love is Good than to worry or fear what is happening in the physical world.
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