FEAR!
So many of us are afraid and have some form of fear in our lives. We are afraid that we might lose our jobs, our house, our loved ones. We might have a phobia of spiders, heights or tight spaces.
Fear can help protect us from danger and drives us to action but often in this day and age, it is actually one of the biggest causes of stress and anxiety.
In particular, we fear the unknown because we obsess over the worst possible outcome that could come from it. Death is the ultimate unknown that we will all face. We try to hide and forget about death, not realising the deep anxiety this creates within us. Who is actually the one fearing death?
We are all One - the One is inside of every living creature and surrounding all of us, as we are just a drop of water out of the ocean.
So how can the One possibly fear itself? How can one drop of the ocean be afraid of another drop of the ocean? If God is inside of us, then only the ego can be fearing death. The ego is what separates us from God. When we conquer our ego, we can conquer death and all of our fears. Conversely, the more we fear, the further away we feel from God.
Removing fear by itself is very difficult because it is so engrained in our lives. Facing up to our fears and seeking to expose and understand them can help. However one of the best ways is to replace fear with love. Where there is love, there is no place for fear. Love allows us to embrace the Will (Hukam) of Vaheguru without any doubt or anxiety. When we love Vaheguru, we can truly know Vaheguru. We cannot fear what we know therefore we do not fear.
When we are able to see both pain and pleasure in life as One and the same, we overcome our fears and anxieties. We embrace the Hukam and we merge with the One. When we are merged with the One, we cannot even die and fear cannot touch us.
ਭੈ ਭਉ ਭਰਮੁ ਖੋਇਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਦੇਖਾ ਸਭਨੀ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥
Fear, dread and doubt have been dispelled by the Perfect Guru; now, I see God everywhere. ||2||
Guru Granth Sahib Ji - 107 Guru Arjan Dev Ji Raag Maajh
Vaheguroo!
