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Those who overcome fear, free from him until the end of his life, you gain clarity of thought, and fear no place. Since that time you know what you want and know how to do it. Do you foresee that new will give you the teaching, everything you perceive crystal clear - nothing from thee is not hid.
And then you meet your second enemy is clarity. Clarity of thought, achieved, casteth out fear; and she is blind.
Clarity does not allow a person to doubt themselves. She convinces him that he can do whatever he pleases, because everyone sees right through you. One gains courage, because clearly sees, and nothing stops, because he sees clearly. But this is all misleading and concealed imperfections.
If people trust this seeming power, then, the second his enemy defeated and teaching will not benefit him. He will rush when you need to wait, and wait, when to hurry. He will mark time until, yet do not lose all ability to learn.
You must resist clarity, using only her to see. You have to patiently wait and carefully weigh everything before you make the next step. And the main thing - to understand that your clarity is close to the misconception that no is not clear, and blinkers! Just realize this, you will overcome your second enemy and will reach a point where no one and nothing will hurt you. And it's not a delusion, not blinkers, and genuine power.
...the first enemy is fear. This powerful and insidious enemy. Fear lurks at every turn of the way, and if man will tremble and run, his quest comes to an end.
- What happens to him?
- Nothing, but he has nothing to learn, cannot attain knowledge. He can be a bully and a braggart, can be a harmless, frightened little man, but in any case he is defeated. The first enemy will deter his ambitions.
- How to overcome fear?
- Very simply: do not run away. You don't have to succumb to fear, and to do contrary to it, the next step in the doctrine, then another and another... Let the fear overwhelms you, still you can not stop. That's the rule. And then comes the moment when the first enemy will retreat. You will gain confidence in yourself, your determination will get stronger, the exercise will no longer seem daunting. And when there will come this happy moment, do you strongly say that have defeated your first enemy.
When a person starts to learn, he never has a clear idea of the obstacles. Its purpose is vague, its intent is unstable. He was awaiting a reward that never will get, because not yet aware of the trials ahead. Gradually he begins to learn - first slowly, then all successful. And soon he comes in confusion. What he learns is never the same as what he drew, and his fear. Teaching is not always what is expected of him.
A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war fully awakened, full of fear, awe and absolute determination.
Fear - the first enemy is inevitable, one must defeat on the way to knowledge.
