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Fear Is Fear, Not The Content Of Fear, Which Is Imagined

by Cico (Chonghe Zhang)

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**Note: Truth does not always sound pleasant. If the mind is not really peaceful now, it might not be a perfect moment to listen to this podcast, one has to be aware of the emotions or reactions that can block one from listenING ATTENTIVELY and with HUMILITY. This talk is a meditation practice. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without getting stuck in words, examine the mind in silence, not agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already part of true meditation.

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Transcript

To deal with the fear,

We have to look at it.

Not fear-wort.

The mind is so easily into wort.

But the point is fear.

Fear is fear.

How many types of fear are there?

Or there's only fear.

Every time the mind thinks about fear,

The mind is always misled by water to fear.

Ignoring the fear totally.

That's why the mind couldn't observe fear.

The mind fears to look at fear.

Because the mind is into water fear,

Not fear.

When there's no fear as no water fear,

The content of fear is thoughts,

Images.

They are non-existent.

Because they are non-existent.

This content of fear has no reality at all at this moment.

They are all imagined.

But if the mind takes what is imagined as true,

Then that reaction to the imagined brings both fear and the mind is trapped in fear.

So to understand fear is not the content of it.

But the nature of fear,

This psychological fear,

Not the physical ones.

When the body,

When the life is in danger,

The mind fears.

But that's not the psychological fear.

In that fear,

The mind acts.

But when the mind is in fear,

This psychological fear,

The mind is lost.

The life is totally paralyzed.

All kinds of distorted behaviors are all to this fear.

When the mind is trapped in thoughts,

Which bring about fear.

Meet your Teacher

Cico (Chonghe Zhang)Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Recent Reviews

Margie

August 11, 2025

Thank you for reminding me of the difference between psychological fear and the fear reaction when in danger. This is a helpful distinction to continue to develop and increase awareness of.

Sam

April 9, 2022

Brilliant 😊

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