What is fear? (by Benedict)
Contrary to what we believe, fear does not arise because we feel utterly alone. If we were totally alone there wouldn’t be anything to fear.
Actually fear comes from the fact that we imagine there are forces ready to attack us, things that escape from our power to understand.
Our fear arises from what we can’t grasp. What we don’t understand is actually what fills us with dread.
The moment we realize that things that go beyond our knowledge are not harmful, then the object of fear disappears.