RS, do you have children? When my child is sick I feel fear. When I am away on work for days I feel the strong desire to hold him and hug him. I cannot get rid of fear and desire. It's an impossible task for me.
Sent via BlackBerry from Vodafone -----Original Message----- From: roomsearching <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:39:40 To: Mark Ty-Wharton<[email protected]> Cc: godszen<[email protected]>; Advaita-Zen<[email protected]> Subject: Re: The entire human race would fit in the volume of a sugar cube *Fear is not real. Don't hold onto anything which is unreal. You fear death because you have a desire to be. Give up that desire and you will be free from fear of death. * *Give up all desires and you will be free from all fears. * On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Mark Ty-Wharton <[email protected]>wrote: > On 29 June 2010 23:25, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: > > Life is painful because the body is designed that way. The body-mind > > organism is always avoiding pain. It is so designed so that we may not > hurt > > ourselves and do foolish things. Of course, it hurts to lose a leg or > being > > tortured for years in a Nazi research facility. > > Sorry, is anyone here planning to do that? I think I'll avoid that > myself. You have an odd mind RS :-) > > > I may howl in pain if someone cuts my hand off. > > I don't think you would. There would be enough endorphins and shock to > just stand looking confused at the bleeding stump in trance. > > > Being free from fear is most important. > > Can you explain why please? > > Thanks > > Mark >
