Weaknesses  

FEAR 

Fear is always a very bad adviser.

  

It is the fear ― more or less conscious ― which does almost all the mischief.

Without fear nothing can happen.

 

Do not fear, keep your confidence, all these troubles will leave you.

With my love and blessings.

 

Stop fearing and the bothers will stop also.

A child of mine cannot fear.

Blessings.

 

My protection is always with you and nothing bad can happen.

But you must take the decision to shake off the fear and then my force can work fully.

 27 October 1937 

Do not torment yourself, do not worry; above all try to banish  

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all fear; fear is a dangerous thing which can give importance to something which had none at all. The mere fear of seeing certain symptoms renew themselves is enough to bring about this repetition.

 24 July 1945  

This fear comes from weakness of nerves and of the vital. This fear must be got rid of, before any attempt is made to follow the path of Yoga.

 9 March 1949  

Yoga and fear do not go together.

 

You are frightened because your breathing seems to stop when you try to concentrate. Don't enter this path if you are so full of fears. Suppose it comes to the worst; then what will happen? You may die ― and then? What great harm will be done if you are dead? Our Yoga is not for cowards; if you have no courage, better leave it ― your fears will bring disaster.  

 

What can he fear who belongs to the Divine? Can he not walk, his soul expanding and his brow illumined, upon the path the Divine traces for him, whatever it may be, even if it is altogether incomprehensible to his limited reason?

 14 October 1954  

All fear must be overcome and replaced by a total confidence in the Divine Grace.

 6 June 1955  

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On some days of each month, when I sleep at night on my cot, moonlight from the window of my room falls on my face and body. Is there any harm in the moonlight falling on me while I am sleeping? I ask You because someone told me that it might have a bad effect and so it would be better to shut it out. But I love the moon and the moonlight very much for they remind me of Your White Light. Will you please let me know if there is any harm if moonlight falls on me while I sleep?

 

If you are not frightened, there is no harm ― it is not the moon, it is the fear which harms.

 9 May 1963 

Nothing can harm you if you do not fear.

So, fear not, be quiet and calm ― all will be all right.

With love and blessings.

 15 October 1966

The first thing from which you must cure yourself once for ever, is  Fear.

It is more dangerous than the worst disease.

With love and blessings.

 9 October 1967  

There is nothing to fear ― all is the Lord ― there is nothing else than the Lord; the Lord alone exists and all that tries to frighten us is only a silly and meaningless disguise of the Lord.

Cheer up ― the way is open before you, shake off this obsession of illness and bring down the Divine Calm.  

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Then everything will be all right.

With love and blessings.  

 

Mother, I feel terribly ill at ease, there are doubts about the Power and all sorts of troublesome things. I feel as if I were suffocating little by little, I have a headache that drifts here and there, it is terrible; I feel bound to something tamasic, inert and dark. I cannot get rid of this. Help me, Mother, I don't know what to do, everything is dark, dark, dark. I don't know how long I can hold out against this, a sort of something which gradually drains my energy and wants to draw me into itself. Mother, help me, I really don't know what to do.

 

You must not be afraid. Have full trust in the Divine who is Love, Light and Life.

 8 March 1972  

Go safely to Siddhapur and do not fear.

It is only fear which hurts, not the “spirits”. When people who have left their body appear in front of you, you must not fear ― it is generally because they are restless and lack peace ― give them a good thought and wish them to be in peace and it will be over.

 

In any case you can tell them to go to Mother and they will not bother you any more.

Go to Siddhapur and avoid unpleasant company if there is any, but always remember that it is only fear which harms and that with confident faith in the Divine's Grace you are safe.  

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You can be entirely free from fear only when you have driven out of you all violence.

 

Get rid of all violence and you will no longer have any fear.

 

Fear is hidden consent. When you are afraid of something, it means that you admit its possibility and thus strengthen its hand. It can be said that it is a subconscient consent. Fear can be overcome in many ways. The ways of courage, faith, knowledge are some of them.

 

Fear is slavery, work is liberty, courage is victory.  

DOUBT

 

Doubt is not a sport to indulge in with impunity; it is a poison which drop by drop corrodes the soul.

 

We must decide to get rid of all doubts, they are among the worst enemies of our progress.

 29 July 1954  

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