Words from the Master

Fear of darkness is also fear of the unknown. Fear of darkness is nothing but the fear of death. Just think: The same garden in your house, which you walk in at daytime, will you walk in at nighttime? No! You are afraid! Why? After all you know the boundaries of your garden well, is it not? Then why are you afraid? You are afraid not because of your garden but because of the darkness.

You are afraid that something might happen to you in the dark. You are afraid of your very life. This is what I mean when I say that every fear of yours is in some way related to the ultimate fear of death. In the case of darkness, it is very obvious, but in the case of your other fears, it is very subtle, that’s all.

Actually, darkness is so beautiful! It is like your own mother’s womb. When you were in your mother’s womb, you were in complete darkness. But after you came to the world, you have lost this connection with darkness; you start fearing it as something unknown. Tantric followers meditate upon darkness to feel the intensity of Existence.
There is no need to be afraid of darkness. Just once, if you can look into darkness with deep love, with the soothing feeling that it is your mother’s womb, you will not feel fear for it anymore.

When a child gets scared of darkness, don’t tell him, Be Brave! If you tell him this, he will only become tense because he is not supposed to get afraid. He will not drop his fear for darkness. Just allow him to go through the fear of darkness. Let him tremble a little. At least, he gets a chance to explore his fear. When he does this a few times, he will slowly lose his fear for darkness.

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This excerpt has been taken from the book: Guaranteed Solutions.