Fear in Buddhist Psychology
“Buddha, the Able One, says, ‘Thus all fears and all infinite sufferings arise from the mind.’” – Shantideva
“Who will grant me fearlessness? How can I be released from these fears? If I shall inevitably become nothing, how can I continue to indulge?” – Shantideva
“… if the elephant of our mind is tightly bound on all sides by the rope of mindfulness, all fears will cease to exist and all virtues will fall into our hands.” – Shantideva
“All physical suffering and mental unhappiness, all the different types of fear, and the suffering of being separated from what we want arise from non-virtuous actions.” – Shantideva
“Because we have attachment for our body, even a small object of fear frightens us greatly; so who would not revile as an enemy cherishing this body, which is the source of that fear?” – Shantideva
“…spiritual realizations directly protect us from suffering and fear.” – Transform Your Life, pg. 79
“If we take the rope of mindfulness and tie our elephant mind securely to the post of virtue, all our fears will swiftly come to an end.” – Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully, pg. 134
“… all fear comes from the untamed mind.” – Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully, pg. 135
“If we have great compassion we shall have nothing more to fear from samsara…” – Universal Compassion, pg. 28
