Here is a very good piece by Julian Rose: http://www.zengardner.com/the-fear-of-fear-how-to-beat-it/
Extract:
“..fear is the chief tool of our oppression.
The chief weapon of our self-paralysis.
However, it can be rendered utterly inert and without power, once we recognize its origins and bring to light its phony role.
The process of conquering fear involves pin pointing the tell-tale signs, like:
monetary obsessions,
preoccupation with health,
worry about one’s children’s futures,
the insecurity of maybe not attaining the material – and even spiritual – ideal one has set one’s self,
a general fear of the outside world
and even the fear of fear itself;
all these and more are manifestations of an ingrained indoctrination about the way we are “supposed’” to live and understand our lives.
The act of breaking-free from our mostly self imposed prisons, leads to a period of great rejoicing……”
Fear not, the system is not so smart after all,
Love,
Leo
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