Neither Too Much Nor Too Little 2

Take fear for example. What do we do when we feel afraid of something, whether it is fear of insects or fear of heights? The moment we are faced with the object of fear, we try to escape. Have we tried facing the fear? The next time you are afraid, try this. Instead of running away, just try looking at the fear consciously with full awareness. Do not try to suppress it or run away from it. I tell you, when you look at fear with awareness, you will see that the fear does not exist as you thought it existed. It simply does not exist because fear is born out of ignorance when something is unknown to you. Perhaps we haven't completely seen some aspect of the object we fear and we have fantasized or imagined how that could be and how it could affect us, and that is why we fear it.

When we bring the light of knowledge upon fear, ignorance is removed and we get the courage to see the object as it is. Because now there is nothing hidden, our mind cannot fantasize about the unknown. So understand, our fears are nothing but negative fantasies.