How to Become Fearless

Nobody likes to be afraid. The good news is that nobody has to ever be afraid ever again. All one has to do is take complete shelter of Krishna putting all one's faith and trust completely in Him. Then one becomes completely free from all fear and anxiety. In this connection Srila Prabhupada writes as follows in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 1, Chapter 17, Text 22:

"A devotee of the Lord is always fearless because of the protection given by the Lord. Material existence is something like a blazing fire in the forest, which can be extinguished by the mercy of the Lord Sri Krishna. The spiritual master is the mercy representative of the Lord. Therefore, a person burning in the flames of material existence may receive the rains of mercy of the Lord through the transparent medium of the self-realized spiritual master. The spiritual master, by his words, can penetrate into the heart of the suffering person and inject knowledge transcendental, which alone can extinguish the fire of material existence."

Srila Prabhupada Blesses His Disciples With Fearlessness

Srila Prabhupada Blesses His Disciples With Fearlessness

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Question: How to Deal with Fear?

Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

As a devotee, if one feels fear very often like when faced with a big decision or when faced with any minor difficulties, how does the devotee progress? Does this mean that devotee is still in a contaminated position? I heard once that fear is a result of a contaminated consciousness.

Kumaragurubalan Krishnan

Answer: Take Shelter of Krishna

From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA

My Dear Kumaragurubalan,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Yes, fear means that he is in contaminated state of consciousness because for one whose consciousness is completely pure there is no such thing as fear. So when one finds himself in a fearful situation he should simply complete take shelter of Lord Sri Krishna begging for His protection. In this way his fear will go away, and Krishna will help him to expertly, intelligently deal with the problematic situation.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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