Changing fear to action

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I really appreciate hearing how people deal with fear. Fear can be a huge block to blessings. I know this because of my pre-Amma life when I lived in fear of everything. The warped part was that the whole time I was actually pretending not to be afraid, this pretending warped my reality and resulted in me wasting a lot of energy and time and money on things that didn't even matter.

Since I met Amma and have her and all of you in my life, the fear has pretty much gone away. I have found that saying the words "Thy will, not mine, be done" each morning and giving control to the divine, then really knowing that the divine is in control really helps to take the fear away it if does pop up in a given situation.

Also talking about the fears and realizing that every person has fear about something is very calming. The monkey mind likes us to think we are the only one who is afraid, that is not at all true.

 

 

Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,

 

Supriti Omenka Nnadi

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Ammachi, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka

wrote:

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> I really appreciate hearing how people deal with fear. ...

> Also talking about the fears and realizing

> that every person has fear about something is very calming.

> The monkey mind likes us to think we are the only one

> who is afraid, that is not at all true.

>

> Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,

>

> Supriti Omenka Nnadi

> >>>

in the quote below, I feel Amma is making the point that ego and fear

go together; so everyone not yet Awakened has fear;

but the ego is so clever that it hides its fears in so many ways

and even seems to act bravely outwordly; the ego does not want to

admit and face its fears.

 

my experience is that it's best to see, admit, accept and face the

fears and then act as bravely as possible under the circumstances

perhaps with help from others if available.

 

"Whatever is not understood, whatever is beyond the ordinary

intellect, people want to destroy. They consider it as strange,

unreasonable and illogical. Their egos cannot bear it. Not having

an ego is unknown to them; therefore, they want to get rid of such

egoless phenomena. They are afraid. They fear that such people will

destroy their ego and make others egoless as well. If the whole

world becomes egoless, then the big, inflated egos will have no

existence. They want the ego and the world to exist forever, for

without the ego and the world, they cannot possess, acquire, enjoy

and indulge. For them life is for that, not for becoming egoless."

Amma - Vol.4 p302

 

Krishnamurti would say that seeing, admitting and facing( not

eluding ) ones own fear is the beginning of real bravery.

 

Amma Bless,

amarnath

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Thanks Amarnath, these words are comforting - and I appreciate that understanding can be shared at last.

 

Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,

 

Supriti Omenka Nnadi

[Guest guest]

Namasivaya,

 

In my life I have had to face all sort of fears.

Starting with being born in 1939 in the midst of WWII

But, it seems my parents protective Love and God's Love

kept me safe and free from all sort of dangers around me.

But, it did leave an imprint of underlying fears

which I am still coping with;

even little things like making a trip

to unfamiliar places.

 

I have noticed that some fears are mother nature's way of

warning us we need to be cautious or change something that

we are doing.

Perhaps, we made a mistake in commiting to something

not of the highest good and there may be fear

of ambarassment to admit that we changed our mind;

in this case, we need to face our fear of ambarassment

or whatever and do what is right.

 

There are so many aspects to fear and everyone uses it

daily in so many ways some for good, some for bad.

 

It's good to observe FEAR and become familiar with it's nature;

when our identification with FEAR becomes less,

FEAR will not be so frightening.

 

And seeing an angel when I was about 6 or 7 helped a lot too;

even though I forgot about the experience for many years.

 

Love is the best antidote for fear;

and Amma is the best example of fearlessnes.

 

Hopefully, we all will Awaken soon to our true nature as LOVE

and be Fearless.

 

Meanwhile, we do the best we can and share our fears

not hide them, not deny them.

 

Amma Bless,

amarnath

 

Ammachi, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka

wrote:

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> Thanks Amarnath, these words are comforting - and I appreciate that

understanding can be shared at last.

>

> Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,

>

> Supriti Omenka Nnadi

> >>>

[Guest guest]

Namah Shivaya,

 

What did the angel look like? Pretty sure I've felt an angel(s), while praying for their help, when working nights in homeless shelter that seemed to have it's share of disembodied spirit activity. The room got very warm in a good way! But, I've never seen an angel.

 

Although a man did talk to me about 3 or 4AM when I was 10. I've wondered all these years, who & what he was. He looked as real as anyone, & as if he might've been of middle eastern decent.

 

Interesting that soon after I called on angels for help, 3 gifts were given to me from different people, which all pictured angels!

 

Thank you,

 

Sweta

 

 

And seeing an angel when I was about 6 or 7 helped a lot too;

even though I forgot about the experience for many years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Jai Amarnath:

 

In my life I have had to face all sort of fears.

 

 

 

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Thank you for your wonderful sharing!

 

It recalls some thoughts I had recently:

 

All your anger, worries and fears are about things that do not exist.

 

Kandar