Attempted Escapes from Fear

by Ron Dowd on May 26, 2010

in Posts on Contemplation

A beautiful quote from Nisargadatta appears today on Charlie Hayes’ blog, and I repeat the first part here, out of my sense of conviction as to its truth:

Contemplate life as infinite, undivided, ever present, ever active, until you realise yourself as one with it. It is not even very difficult, for you will be returning only to your own natural condition.

Once you realise that all comes from within, that the world in which you live has not been projected onto you but by you, your fear comes to an end. Without this realisation you identify yourself with the externals, like the body, mind, society, nation, humanity, even God or the Absolute. But these are all escapes from fear. It is only when you fully accept your responsibility for the little world in which you live and watch the process of its creation, preservation and destruction, that you may be free from your imaginary bondage.

You can continue reading Charlie’s post here.

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