Everything is a part of our original nature, even the strongest of emotions.
Fear has your essence in it, and when recognized can open a door way to infinite spacious awareness.
The key is to fully feel all emotions.
No bypassing here. Those on the path, are fully feeling and fully knowing.
I remember, back in the day, one of my Zen teachers knew I had an ego the size of Texas.
Now, hopefully it’s the size of Austin, perhaps even smaller at some point…
He said to me: “Brandon, the most powerful person in the room, is the one who is most aware.”
Brilliant teaching for when I needed it the most.
So let us fully honor our emotions and let them be our dear teachers.
Even our old friend, fear.