*I do not have the fear of losingchildren because I did not have the desire to have children. But still there are a hundred excuses I can give. Example: "I still have my parents to look after because my father is not getting his pension." or "My parents are old and need constant medical attention". Whether it is children, wife, mother, father or whoever, you do not have to fear. Life is giving you these circumstances. You can do you your duty but do not have to be attached to those situations. You are free. The body-mind can suffer. But the Self need not suffer. This is what you call the "associations" of the mind. "My children, my parents, my money, my car, my wife" This is a trap of the ego. I am beyond these. I live my life as it comes. When somebody dies, the unreal personality dies. But the Self in that person was always free and will always be free.
* On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:44 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------ > *From: * roomsearching <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:39:40 +0100 > *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 >> > >
