Fear and fearlessness. Fear is the anticipation of future adversity. Anticipation of some harm or undesirable event in the future... What does 'absence' mean? Anuddarsha. What does 'anuddarsha' mean? Lack of enthusiasm. Dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction. Fear is the anticipation of future adversity. The mental state of anticipating or fearing that some harm or undesirable event will happen in the future is called fear. I feel afraid. What does that mean? Sleeping alone makes me feel afraid, so... What if someone comes at night and does something to me? Anticipation of future adversity. Something going wrong in the future. The suspicion of something undesirable happening is called fear. The mental state of anticipating or fearing that some harm or undesirable event will happen in the future is called fear. And even when there is a possibility of fear, not letting it happen is called fearlessness. If there is nothing to fear, then everyone is fearless, right? God has called fearlessness a divine wealth. So how to make fear a divine attribute? Huh? How to make fear a divine attribute? Fearing the weak, fearing the world, that is fear. That is good. Because a person's behavior, feelings, etc., are contrary to the scriptures and social norms, fear arises in their heart. Maharaj told the sadhus that you... so the sadhus feared and said we will not preach satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → So they used that fear for their own liberation. They used it for devotion. Using such fear. So if there is such fear, then it... Maharaj also said in that Vachanamrut that we are very afraid of God's devotees. So do we stay away from God's devotees or not? A person runs away from fear, right? So does he want to stay away or what? We fear offending them. He wants to stay away from offending them. He does not want to stay away from God's devotees themselves. In this, the quality or feeling or absence, since it is the chapter on divine attributes, when it is used in a context that leads to devotion, then it becomes a divine attribute. Because a person's behavior, feelings, etc., are contrary to the scriptures and social norms, fear arises in their heart. If one's behavior, feelings, etc., are good, if one does not cause pain to anyone, and does not act contrary to holy men and scriptures, then the fear of harm coming to oneself does not arise in one's heart. That is, one does not fear anyone. This is what is called fearlessness. That fearlessness is mostly obtained only through refuge in God. It does not come from physical strength. How much strength did Ravana have? When Ravana was carrying Sita away through the forest, even the rustling of leaves would frighten him. If a leaf rustled in the wind, he would get scared. The whole world feared Ravana, so who did he have to fear? That is the problem. Therefore, God has called fearlessness a divine wealth, and it is a quality of God. What is divine wealth? What does it mean? Derive the word. Daivi. 'This divine illusion of Mine, consisting of the three modes, is difficult to overcome. Those who surrender to Me alone cross over this illusion.' 'Divine wealth is deemed to lead to liberation, and demoniac wealth to bondage.' What does 'daivi' mean? What is divine wealth? Belonging to God. Belonging to the deity. Of God. Belonging to the deity. So which deity? The chosen deity. The wealth of the Supreme Soul, that is called fearlessness. It is the wealth of the Supreme Soul. This means that without making the Supreme Soul primary or without taking firm refuge in Him, it does not come. Belonging to the Supreme Soul. Belonging to this deity. This is the wealth of the deity. So if one has not taken refuge in Him, one does not become fearless. Even someone like Ravana did not become fearless. A person who offends God or a true devotee of God can never experience fearlessness in their heart. So say our scriptures. Because what does it mean to have the quality of divine wealth? It is a quality of God. It is a quality of God. And it comes only from God. So one who stays away from God can never remain fearless. They can never become fearless. So Prahlad was small. And his father was big. And the two clashed. Even then, who was afraid? Hiranyakashipu. Prahlad had no weapon, yet Hiranyakashipu was afraid of him. Thinking, 'Something will emerge from this,' and indeed it did. Yes. And Prahlad did not have that fear. Prahlad felt that something would emerge from this, so it emerged from there according to his belief. It emerged from the pillar itself. So fear and fearlessness, both are God's wealth. Divine wealth leads to liberation. Others who... Are fearless, brave, is that not called God's wealth? That is called a quality. That is called a quality. It is called a common quality. That is not called God's wealth. It comes from refuge in God. And if that is there, what is it to him? That there is no concern for the body. That is all. That bravery, meaning when one discounts the body, then bravery comes. Fearlessness may or may not come. But the quality of fearlessness and bravery, there is a slight difference between the two. Non-violence is not causing pain to others. A brave person is always powerful. He must have power, right? Bravery. And the other, even if not powerful, can be fearless. In that, there is no absolute need for power. To remain fearless. Non-violence is not causing pain to others. Not being a cause or reason in any way for another's pain, and abstaining from it, is non-violence. It means not doing harm to them, that is the meaning. Directly or indirectly. An activity that causes pain or harm to someone is called violence. Not being a cause or reason in any way for another's pain, and abstaining from it, is non-violence. It means not doing harm to them, that is the meaning. If we become an instrument, we are said to have committed violence. If we become an instrument in any way in hurting someone or doing harm to them, then... AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details