Psychiatry teaches us how to take care of our own self...how to build our self-esteem, how to stand up for our self, how to fear no one. And if we do fear, how to avoid that which brings out that fear without doing harm to our self. Psychiatry is self-help and can be very helpful. There is nothing wrong with that, per se, except that we are ever consciously aware of our self, the need to protect self. It leaves us in the dual mind mode when our spiritual goal is to realize Oneness.
Still more spiritual growth leads us out of the belief that we need to take care of our own self. Through the daily practice of making our self available to God, we get a glimpse that there may be nothing to fear. Then we get a clearer look within and recognize that which seemed fearful is the channel to the Source of our good.
After many years of daily conscious contact, our ever deepening realization is that there is nothing to fear for fear is of the reasoning mind. The oh-so-wonderful news is that during those years of daily contact, we are living, breathing, being more at peace within our self. We are less anxious, less self-conscious, more open to and for others.
We can finally and joyfully accept that there is no end to this still more spiritual growth process. No doubt we will ever have a fearful thought or two or more. And there it is. We welcome our fearful thoughts with a simple "thank you" and walk free in our own mind.
We go beyond reason to love...to God.
Thank you.
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