Sai Baba Gita - Fearlessness is beyond Body-Consciousness

July 1, 2004

Sai Baba GitaJuly 1, 2004

Fearlessness is beyond Body-Consciousness

Fearlessness; is not just the absence of fear. Both fear and the absence of fear

are associated with body-consciousness. Absence of fear can sometimes be

foolish, such as when the body is threatened with harm. But fearlessness is

beyond body-consciousness. It can be experienced only when you recognize the

truth that the one divinity resides in full measure in every heart.

It is said that a person charged with fear dies every step of the way, while a

fearless person dies only once. "Therefore," Krishna told Arjuna, "give up your

fear and become completely fearless!" Only a fearless person can achieve victory

in great undertakings. A person who is truly fearless will have detachment from

all the objects of the world and be saturated with the love of God. On the

other hand, one who is egoistic about his body and his worldly accomplishments

will be charged with fear. Attachments to the worldly objects and egoism will

never be entertained by a person who is free from fear.

In the epics, you will find the story of a demon king who was charged with fear,

whereas his son was completely fearless. The king had placed his trust in the

world. The son, Prahlada, had placed his trust in God. The boy's teachers went

to the demon king and said, "Sire, your son is not afraid at all. However much

trouble we give him he never complains or cries about anything. Rather than

shedding even a single tear out of personal hurt, he constantly praises the

Lord and sings endlessly of the Lord's glory and magnificence." Why was the boy

free of fear? It was because he had the firm faith that there was nothing else

in the world except God. This conviction endowed him with unshakable

fearlessness.

In another ancient classic we find a guru commending his disciple on his

fearlessness. The teacher said to his disciple, Janaka, who was a great emperor

and yogi, "I am very pleased with you. You are now totally freed from fear and

you need never again worry about anything. You have kept your heart entirely

absorbed in the Lord. You are existing only as an instrument of God in the

world, serving him in everything you do. You have no attachments at all to the

objects of the world. You believe that everything in the world has the form of

God and is imbued with divinity. Wherever you look you see only unity in the

diversity that others see. This awareness has made you totally fearless."

Sai Baba Gita, Compiled and edited by Al Drucker - Published by Atma Press -

http://www.atmapress.com - ISBN: 0963844903Online Edition:

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