If we hindered the cycles of physical change by somehow constricting space for physical expansion, atrophy and finally death would occur. We would destroy life. The unseen aspects of an organism—the psychic, spiritual, mental and emotional levels—are no different. Yet humans carry with them a mass image—or a collective hidden belief. It says we should fear change, which then saddles us with overcoming fear of death.
The notion perpetuated by this widespread belief is that there is security in not changing. This is not a namby pamby thing; to wit, it is this very belief that is responsible for the creation of death. For our life experience is molded by our convictions…
This fear of expanding creates a narrow space we must wedge our psyche into…If we are afraid of change, we will atrophy the spiritual muscle we need to develop in order to expand; we’ll box ourselves into a nonmoving state and scarcely breathe in an effort to thwart change. That explains, in a nutshell, the human condition…The way out of our dollhouse-sized existence is to create a new consciousness within that doesn’t fear change. That trusts change as a natural and desirable way to live…
The illusion of time is a side effect of the ongoing movement of everything that is alive. Time also arises out of the misguided belief that we should avoid the future and cling to the past if we hope to go on existing…It’s odd, in fact, how much courage it requires to take the apparent risk of believing in something new and positive…
We’re not given a fear of death in order to manipulate us into taking some initiative (even though that wouldn’t be a bad idea). Nay nay, our fear of death is something we ourselves create through our fear of moving and changing.
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Gems, Chapter 7: Rolling with Change and Overcoming Fear of Death
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