Let death and exile, and all other things which appear terrible, be daily before your eyes, but chiefly death; and you will never entertain any abject thought.
What is the difference between yes and no? What is the difference between good and evil? Must I fear what others fear? What nonsense!
I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.
Fear is the greatest cause of all our sufferings and weakness.
Live like a lion in the forest of life, fearless and serene.
Fear has no place in our hearts when we are anchored in truth.
Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless when facing them.
Walk fearlessly, knowing that divine light protects your steps.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
The sage walks through fire and is not burned, scales the heights and does not tremble, enters the deep and does not drown.
He who treats death and life as day and night cannot be grieved by any earthly loss.
In the ultimate dimension, there is no birth and no death, no coming and no going.
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
Don't move the way fear makes you move. Move the way love makes you move. Move the way joy makes you move.
The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. The moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion.
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