FEAR IS IN THE SWADISHTHANA
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We wear glasses of greed and
fear, which do not allow us
to see reality. When you
experience death
psychologically, you release
the energy that has been
locked in the fear energy
center called the
Swadishtana chakra in your
body, which is located
between the mooladhara and
the Manipuraka (navel
center). When this energy
center is activated, the whole
quality of your life changes.
Swadishtana means 'where
your being is established' –
from swa which means 'self'
and adhishthana which means
'established'. This chakra is
locked by fear, especially the
fear of death and it can be
made to flower by facing fear;
by facing death itself.
A SMALL STORY
the Greek philosopher: Socrates
was killed by being forced to
drink the juice of the poisonous
herb called hemlock. Just before
he drank the poison, one of his
disciples asked him, 'Master, are
you not afraid of dying? You
appear to be so calm.' Socrates
replied, 'Why should I be? I
know that only two things can
happen after death. Either I will
continue to exist, in some other
form or name, or I will cease to
exist after death. In the first case,
there is nothing to worry about.
In the second case, who will
remain to worry? So either way,
there is nothing to fear!
Socrates was fearless of death
purely because he had a clear
understanding of death and its
consequences. Death is always
looked upon as a 'discontinuity'
and that is why people suffer
when they see death
