Transcending Fear

On Sunday, August 31, 2008, Bhaktapriyananda Maharaj discussed the topic of fear. The following is taken from my notes of this class. Fear can be transcended through love. Mind is the barrier and love simply allows the fear to be washed away. Enlightenment can be reached through the path of the heart. Bhaktapriya also discussed how each chakra is a way to reach Enlightenment, reach Brahman. Subramanya, the deity of the Swadishtana Chakra, is dedicated to helping us overcome fear and achieve greater awareness.

Subramanya carries a spear and flags of victory. The spears are wide, deep, and sharp - they represent the state of awareness. Fear is the absence of awareness. Transcend fear and worry by moving into the heart center and being more trusting. With use of awareness, even enemies can become friends and victory can be obtained, as well as victory over our fears. Awareness descends like thunder. We will see lightning, thunder happen together. The consciousness has passed, we are the thunder created by the lightning of pure consciousness.

After reading through my notes and reflecting on this discussion, I realized that if increasing awareness is the way to increase love and trust, pure consciousness is pure love. Divine = Love = Consciousness - all one and the same, the totality of love. Each chakra radiates pure love and serves as a path to Enlightenment.

This Sunday, August 14, we will be discussing Surya, the deity of the maninpuraka chakra.