How To Overcome Fear

Sadhguru looks at the nature of fear and answers a question on how to overcome fear. He explains how fear arises because of excessive imagination. Instead of producing "horror movies" in our mind, produce a comedy, a love story or a suspense thriller, he says.

Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times.

Transcript

Many times in my daily life,

Fear stops me from doing small things and bigger things.

Fear from failure,

Fear from maybe from rejection sometimes.

How to overcome this fear?

You cannot overcome something which does not exist.

Right now,

Are you in fear?

Right now?

That I may say something damaging?

Isn't the fear?

Every moment of your life you are in fear?

No.

So when you're not in fear,

Just stay like that.

Because to create fear,

You have to use excessive imagination.

To not be in fear,

You don't have to do anything.

Fear is happening because of excessive imagination.

Things that have not happened,

You're creating.

What may happen in your mind happens in thousand different formats.

And most probably it never happens.

The things that you're feared,

Take hundred things that you have feared.

Probably ninety-nine of them never happened,

Isn't it?

Yes?

So you're here.

.

.

Your fear is always about that which does not exist.

You cannot fight or you cannot overcome that which does not exist.

We can overcome something that exists.

You cannot overcome that which does not exist.

You just have to give up that effort.

Enjoy the fear.

After all,

It's your making.

You like horror movies.

Yes,

I mean you're saying no,

But you're producing them.

It's just they're not making money,

That's all.

Fear means you're producing horror movies in your mind.

Nobody else is willing to watch.

That's bad for the producer.

But you're producing them.

So you produce something else.

Produce a comedy,

A love story,

Suspense,

Thriller.

Try and see today.

Just sit down,

Produce a love story,

A suspense thriller,

A comedy,

Five-five minutes movies you make in your mind.

Really,

Start using your mind differently.

It's just gotten into a pattern.

Just gotten into a pattern of just creating horror movies all the time.

You have watched enough horror movies,

They're boring.

Create something else.

It's not that if you produce these movies,

Those things will happen in your life.

Still they may not happen.

At least you enjoy the movie.

In reality,

It may not happen,

So what?

At least you enjoy what's happening in your mind.

If you cannot enjoy what's happening in the world,

Isn't it?

That much privilege every human being deserves,

Isn't it so?

Even if the world is not kind to him,

At least his own mind should be kind to him,

Should produce some nice movies.

Reviews

Wellll, OUCH. That definitely landed. Thank you. 🙏🏽

Thoughtful perspective on fear. If I can change the narrative in my mind away from fear I will be more peaceful and happier. The stories I tell myself are fuelling fear. Let me try this amd reflect on how I feel as I result.

My fear stems from repeating events that have indeed happened before and nit wanting to experience that again. Similar to burning yourself on a hot stove and not doing that again.

Brilliant advice. Thank you very much. This is exactly what I needed to hear. I will start producing different movies!
Have a beautiful day.
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I’m afraid to live. So afraid that I’m constantly sleeping to get away of life. Any advice?

Thank you so much for your knowledge, making this so simple and helping me to realize I am more in control of my fear than I think! I feel like I can breathe!

😂 that is a humorous way to look at fear. I am a producer that's not getting paid and nobody's watching my movie 🎥
Very interesting perspective. 😄

"You cannot enjoy life if you cannot enjoy what is happening in your own mind." 💛 Facts!

Straight to the point and truthful. I am now producing nice, kind movies in my mind.

Excellent.
Fantastic perspective and such easy to grasp analogy applied. Thank you. Everyone should be able to enjoy the movies of their mind, good luck to each and everyone to do so. Namaste

This hit home. Hard! Thanks for the good belly laugh today!

this was great thank you for sharing this with us my friend… Have a beautiful day… Namaste

Thank you🙏 for your precious words 👌 very informative❗

Simplicity. No way to overcomplicate fiction.

Thank you . Really enjoyed and seeing how we create our own life images.

Great talk, thank you 🙏

Puts our catastrophising thoughts into perspective.

I will try to stop the constant horror movies in my mind.

A really good perspective shift. I'm not yet sure it can apply to all fears, but certainly the more vague ones. Thank you!

Loving these wise words Sadhguru!