More ponderings: If fear were to completely disappear, would discernment vanish as well? And is it even possible/desirable/dangerous?
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Replying to @ThatLastTurtle
@ThatLastTurtle Funny, I've always imagined end of fear would be spontaneous enlightenment.Isn't it fear that thwarts clarity & discernment?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @SiddhiGal
@ThatLastTurtle Or - looking from this angle - we (as self) *are* fear, only the mind, thought, has separated itself from the fear1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SiddhiGal
@SiddhiGal Interesting. This also brings up the question of what experiences stop with radical transformation/clarity & what is still there,1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ThatLastTurtle
@SiddhiGal but no longer has the same affect on you it used to have. So does fear go away or just no longer causes suffering or stops you?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ThatLastTurtle
@ThatLastTurtle Let's get back to that self everyone's talkin' about:). Clinging isn't created by self; self is created by clinging..2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@ThatLastTurtle Thus, the question arises: why clinging? Fear, obviously. Fear from dissolution into emptiness, nothingness
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