46.
The belief in the ‘I am’ as a
body, as an individual is the
cause of
all
fear, in the absence of the ‘I
am’, who is to fear what?
This belief that ‘I am
so-and-so’ with a mind and
body, an individual
living in this world and
society is the cause of all
fear.
Fears
are many and diverse, there is
fear of death, loss of wealth,
loss
of near and dear ones; then
there is fear of ill-health,
falling
into disrepute and the many,
many small ones that
occur
and change from moment to
moment.
But,
for the one who has realized
that the ‘I am’ itself is
false -
and
since all fears are based on
the ‘I am’- there is no fear
anymore.
Quite obviously, if there is
no individual, who is to fear
what?