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Freedom From Fear
Many people are so conditioned by alarmist ideology they don't even realize how incredibly insecure they are. Others who are more self-aware see the negative impact of constant anxiety and worry on their physical or emotional wellbeing.
Fear of losing a loved one, anxiety over personal death and what - if anything - comes next, concern over lack or scarcity, and dread of terrorist attack are all examples of the burdens people carry daily. Whether intense phobia or general neurosis, living with undue fear greatly diminishes the joy of life and drains your power in the present moment.
Whether you have a serious problem or simply understand the value of eliminating fear from a personal development perspective, you have the power to walk away from this potentially destructive process - to enjoy genuine freedom from fear - right now.
Two Brief Disclaimers
First of all it's important to grasp that fear is actually a very useful emotion when experienced at appropriate levels. If you're strolling through the woods and a bear rushes toward you from the underbrush, it's desirable that your body sends the signal of fear rather than curiosity so you'll take ideal measures. This sensation is very handy in times of need. What we're looking at in this article is the excess levels of fear modern society accepts and encourages.
Second, I'm not impersonating a psychologist. All I'm doing with this content is sharing some very useful insight derived from ancient wisdom and contemporary personal development philosophies.
The Deep Need For Answers
Humans naturally seek an intellectual understanding of themselves and the world in which they live. Obviously this is a productive trait of the species, for it has led to numerous wonderful advances in technology and lifestyle.
This deep need for answers and security is perhaps the greatest motivation for pursuing organized faith. Religion promises, often falsely,LV Jeans, certainty about the deepest mysteries of life.
Some Answers Simply Don't Exist
Some questions, however, may be unanswerable in intellectual terms. For example, what happens to the mind and identity when someone's body dies?
It's a fascinating query with a variety of theoretical answers. Perhaps nothing at all happens and the stream of consciousness ends forever. Maybe the energetic essence of a person shifts into another form. Who's to say that our minds don't wake up in another reality or enter an emerging fetus to begin the life's journey anew? The bottom line is nobody knows for sure how this works. Reincarnation and a new life in heaven are fine ideas but there's no substantial proof for either.
Dogma - Scientific Or Religious - Is Often Counterproductive
The fervent priest who insists he knows the truth about life after death is deluding himself and his trusting followers. It's one thing to hold strongly an opinion or belief, and there's nothing intrinsically wrong about doing so. Things take a turn for the perverse however when an organization demands that everyone agree with their take on what happens to the mind when the body dies; to suggest that individuals who reject the idea of heaven are instantly doomed to fiery eternal torment in the pits of hell, for example, is preposterous and deeply disturbed.
By the same token, it's foolish for the proud agnostic to immediately assume anything beyond the mundane is impossible. Soapbox scholars who constantly harangue others with tirades about how consciousness after physical death just can't be are not only false skeptics, they're every bit as fanatically religious as those they claim to oppose.
Here is where dogma - whether religious or scientific - and genuine spirituality part ways in the most dramatic fashion. Spirituality is not concerned with specific belief systems; the individual is free to entertain whatever theories he wishes. Religion (including neo-atheism), on the other hand, furnishes highly specific beliefs for adherents and then enforces these ideas, sometimes with the threat of death or eternal torment.
From a legitimate,Police sunglasses, mature spiritual perspective clinging to definite answers when none can logically exist is seen as counterproductive and unintuitive.
Especially in Western society, certainty and intellectual security are highly valued. While harmless to a certain extent, in some areas of life this rigidity constitutes pettiness, insecurity, and delusion.
Why Should There Always Be A Solution?
Whether or not the fact is fashionable or comfortable, human beings do not currently have all the answers about the cosmos and the phenomenon known as life. Our intuitive faculties provide compelling insight and allude to many possibilities, but it's ultimately important to accept the mystery.
Uncertainty is viewed as an unpleasant experience or even as a weakness by mainstream society, but this is primitive exoteric thinking. Embracing the ambiguity of life is actually the first step toward real spiritual living.
Not having all the answers about the mysteries of life, or even about your own future, gives you tremendous freedom. In the space of this uncertainty lies infinite potential.
Spiritual Uncertainty Brings Liberation And Power
In the quantum field before a particle or wave is observed, only the probability for either a particle or a wave exists. The principle of uncertainty set forth by the physicist Heisenberg states that pairs of physical properties like location and speed of movement cannot both be known at the same time. For instance, a researcher can find a particle by measuring its position, and can identify a wave by measuring its velocity, but can never find both the position and velocity at the same time.
This fascinating law of physics teaches us much about the nature of life. Scientists choose to pull either a tiny bit of matter or an energetic frequency from the plane of raw potential. In the same manner you decide moment-to-moment where to rest your awareness and how to interpret the experience of reality. The principle of uncertainty is always at work beyond the world of subatomic energy and particles,replica sunglasses, in the realm of daily life. Because we cannot predict with complete accuracy how any specific situation will unfold, there is always the potential for new developments and exciting surprises.
The pessimist would argue that, from this perspective, the possibility also exists for great disaster. This may be true, but we can't simply pretend uncertainty isn't a reality just because we are uncomfortable with one range of possible outcomes.
Furthermore, we have the power to define any event or circumstance as positive or negative, even if we can't predict or demand an absolutely precise conclusion. We can choose to manifest a reality that serves our highest good, and to see every new development as something that moves us toward what we want or teaches us an important life lesson. Therefore it's completely unnecessary to view uncertainty as the basis for fear and insecurity.
On the contrary we should embrace the always-open possibilities of life with endless enthusiasm and exhilaration. Because you don't know exactly what will come next, there is always an intellectually plausible reason to look forward with great excitement.
Past disappointments are not destined to repeat themselves unless we believe this to be the case. Using negative, previous experiences to predict future events may be useful in laboratory settings, but it's counterproductive as a life philosophy.
Whatever your life situation, you are free to explore new possibilities at any time. Regardless of any defeat or failure you've experienced up to this point, it is absolutely feasible to expect more favorable results in the future. Of course new action may be required to break old patterns, and new thinking is a definite must to get clear of recurring frustrations.
The point is, because of the inherent uncertainty of life, you can greet each new day with the intention to create new experiences. People trapped in the prison of mundane thought find this idea horrifying, but those who walk the spiritual path rejoice at the unlimited potential of life.
The Prison Of Comfort
A primary reason for resisting the notion of uncertainty is the desire to remain comfortable. Change in any form requires the firing of new neurons and the processing of atypical emotional sequences; most people find this process disagreeable and even frightening.
Think about how you get dressed each morning; in particular note which foot you put into a shoe first. Because this is an automatic activity you may need to actually go through the physical motions of putting your shoes on to figure out which foot is shod first. Once you know your regular routine,Evisu jeans men, switch it up and start putting the shoe on your opposite foot first each morning.
You may be surprised by how unpleasant you find this simple test. From here it should be quite easy to understand how the potential for major change is extremely unsettling for most individuals.
As creatures of habit, human beings cling tightly to established comfort zones, even if the familiar circumstances are unpleasant and contrary to what someone claims to desire. A good example of this is the person who lives in utter poverty, constantly complains about his plight, and yet routinely sabotages new opportunities to receive money so he can stay in the situation he has become so accustomed to. An individual living in poverty who hits a major lottery jackpot has an above 80% chance of squandering all their winnings and returning to destitution within a period of two years. The bizarre and disappointing reality is, many people would rather suffer than have new experiences.
Your inclination to remain complacent, even at the expense of fulfillment and growth, must be confronted. Comfort is not intrinsically bad. It's right and good that you should indulge in the experience of contentment. You might sink into a soft chair for a few hours to enjoy a book, or relax into a hot whirlpool spa with a drink in hand. Just beware the lazy and fear-based aspect of placation. Remember that expansion and creativity, i.e. change, is the natural state of things. When you resist the flow of life in order to avoid inevitable developments you become emotionally stagnant and spiritually defunct. Only by accepting new lessons and the processes of renewal and adaptation can you be genuinely free and empowered.
As the French author Fran?ois de la Rochefoucauld said:
"The only thing constant in life is change"
However counter intuitive this may seem, it's important that you embrace the uncertainty of life. Rejoice in the infinite potentiality of each new day, indeed of every fresh moment as it unfolds before and through you.
Once you let go of preexisting inhibitions and embrace the thrill of not having all the answers, the subtle anxiety and underlying fear modern life has planted within you will begin to fade. Release the need for specific outcomes. Accept the freedom of immeasurable prospects. Continue to acknowledge the unlimited possibilities while welcoming the best-case scenarios and trusting in the good of life, and your anxieties over change will soon be replaced with a new vigor for living.

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