Fear of Our Own Minds

Talk about something that someone doesn't know and maybe even be skeptical about without any understanding or knowledge of it and they'll commonly say something like, “Oh I don't know about that.” Which isn't an egoless statement of unknowing, nor is it a statement that's open to learning anything about it, but it's a diminution without contemplation, education, knowledge, or reason.

For instance, if you're scared of something, regardless of what it is, learn about it, familiarize yourself with it, realize what that thing's role is in nature, why it exists, what its potential could be, and you will find yourself far less judgmental from a fear-based standpoint. Fear is not just an intelligent reaction, but also an intellectual reaction. Fear arises from over-conceptualization, reaching conclusions that do not exist in nature.

Limiting our infinite selves to a confined prison of our own mental construction causes us infinite suffering. Without the fabricated dangers we integrate into our very beings, fear has no power. We fear failure, we fear mistakes, when those are our best and only experiences available to observe the cause of consequences and alter our behavior to reach the desired outcome.

Excerpt from, Love Over Fear: A Foundation for Autonomy - jwesley.ca
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