How to Defeat FEAR?

If we list out all the things that people are afraid of, then that list will have all things that exist on this Earth and even beyond. The question of what we afraid of is simply stupid, it would more useful if we ask our self why do get afraid of things?

So let's ponder on what exactly this Fear is. If we list out the characteristics of fear it will be like this.

1. Fear enters us when we don't know what is going to happen
2. Fear enters us when we want something very desperately
3. Fear is always about the future
4. Fear is always about the unknown

If we try and understand our Fears a bit, it will be clear that when we don't know what is going to happen, when we try and get something which we dearly want and we start thinking about the future which is going to happen then fear will surely enter us. We are not really afraid of our past, we are only afraid of our past resulting something bad in our future. It is always our obsession with determining our future that results in Fear.

If we can walk in a dark alley just enjoying the darkness and not thinking what is going come out in front of us the next second, there is no way we will be afraid of darkness. It is not the darkness which makes us afraid, it is our expectation and anticipation of what is going to come out of it, that causes us to be afraid.

The more desperate we are to get something, the more is the chances of we getting afraid of loosing it. We start anticipating our loss even before we try and in-turn invite fear into us. So if we can take our life as a game and enjoy the play and not worry about the result most of the fear inside us will disappear.

So what to we need to do, to defeat fear?

Very simple, Just relax, enjoy every thing, every activity, every emotion, every hardship and every success in  life every moment and just forget about the future. The future will take care of itself.

JKS