In Order To Become Fearless, We Need To Experience Fear

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Practitioners who train in courage become true warriors.

The war we wage is not with enemies outside of ourselves but with the powerful forces of our own habitual tendencies and negative emotions.

The greatest of these is fear.

In order to become fearless, we need to experience fear.

Facing fear changes our perspective and gives rise to the courage to face our neuroses as well as our enlightened qualities.

— Dzigar Kongtrul from book It’s Up to You