Quotes About Fear

to uproot some otherness, something hated and feared.

I don't have a plan, I'm afraid...But then, no one really does, no matter what they say.

In these days there are few sights more terrifying than that of a well-dressed man with a notebook looking at a piece of land.

Biterek ölmek ne güzel, ba?lamadan ölmek korkunç!

Dogs do know how comfortable you are with yourself, how happy you are, how fearful you are, and what is missing inside of you.

The thing most feared in secret always happens… All it needs is a little courage. The more the pain grows clear and definite, the more the instinct for life asserts itself and the thought of suicide recedes. It seemed easy when I thought of it. Weak women have done it. It needs humility not pride. I am sickened by all this. Not words. Action. I shall write no more.

uçurumdan kurtulman?n tek yolu ona bakmak, derinliÄŸini ölçmek ve kendini o boÅŸluÄŸa b?rakmakt?r.

É difícil dizer onde acaba o pavor e começa a fé.

I mostri non muoiono. Quello che muore è la paura che t'incutono.

L'idea di passare un'altra notte bianca mi atterrì.

Kako imati poverenja u jednu osobu koja se ne usu?uje da ti poveri ceo život, sve svoje dane i sve svoje no?i?

Ma viene un momento, certe volte, che una ha paura del tempo che passa, e non sa più se val la pena di correre tanto.

When we are afraid of ourselves and afraid of the seeming threat the world presents, then we become extremely selfish. We want to build our own little nests, our own cocoons, so that we can live by ourselves in a secure way.

The author presents practical advice, but not quick fixes. He is trying to help us fundamentally transform our lives and our perceptions so that we can conquer fear, not simply suppress it for a time. To become truly fearless, he suggests, we must stop running from our fear and begin to make friends with it. We must learn to smile at fear.

Where does fear come from? It comes from basic bewilderment. Where does basic bewilderment come from? It comes from being unable to harmonize or synchronize mind and body.

The situations of fear that exist in our lives provide us with stepping stones to step over our fear. On the other side of cowardice is bravery. If we step over properly, we can cross the boundary from being cowardly to being brave.

Insofar as the Ultimate, or the true nature of being is concerned, there are neither Buddhas nor demons. He who frees himself from fear and hope, evil and virtue, will realize the insubstantial and groundless nature of confusion. Samsara will then appear to be the Mahamudra itself. . . .

On the other hand, acknowledging fear is not a cause for depression or discouragement. Because we possess such fear, we also are potentially entitled to experience fearlessness. True fearlessness is not the reduction of fear, but going beyond fear.

So a sense of humor is not merely a matter of trying to tell jokes or make puns, trying to be funny in a deliberate fashion. It involves seeing the basic irony of the juxtaposition of extremes, so that one is not caught taking them seriously, so that one does not seriously play their game of hope and fear. This is why the experience of the spiritual path is so significant, why the practice of meditation is the most insignificant experience of all.

Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss or tranquility, nor is it attempting to be a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes.

Take calculated risks with your career. Don't let fear consume you. And if you're not having fun, you're not going to be excellent.

I don't know" is not a phrase for the insecure.

Our biggest regrets are not for the things we have done but for the things we haven't done

Es aterrador amar lo que la muerte tiene a su alcance.