KNOWLEDGE
SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR
POSTED
ON: FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026
The
Other Side Of Fear
The
Usefulness of Fear, Nature has put an amount of inbuilt fear in all living
beings. This fear makes life defend itself, protect itself. Like salt in the
food, a little bit of fear is essential for people to be righteous.
Fear
of hurting someone makes you more conscious.
Fear
of failure makes you more keen and dynamic.
Fear
moves you from carelessness to taking care.
Fear
moves you from being insensitive to being sensitive.
Fear
moves you from dullness to alertness.
Total
lack of fear may lead to destructive tendencies - a distorted ego knows no
fear. Neither does the expanded consciousness! Whereas the ego dismisses the
fear and moves in a disruptive manner, the wise one acknowledges the fear and
takes refuge in the Divine.
When
you are in love, when you are surrendered, there is no fear. Ego, too, knows no
fear. But there is a difference, like that of heaven and earth, between these
two types of fearless states. Fear makes you righteous; fear brings you close
to surrender; fear keeps you on the path; keeps you from being destructive.
Peace and law are maintained on the planet because of fear.
A
new-born child knows no fear - it totally relies on its mother. Whether a
child, a kitten or a bird, when they start becoming independent they experience
fear which makes them go running back to their mothers. This is inbuilt by
nature to sustain life. So, the purpose of fear is to bring you back to the
source!!
II JAI GURUDEVII
