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Types of fears
Various types of fears eat away a human being. How can he get rid of these fears unless he
gets the support of the 'true understanding' behind these fears? Dadashri has explained
us the 3 types of fears. Every living creature has fear. However, in humans, these fears end
in adverse results.
Normal Fear
Every 'life' in this Universe is oppressed
by fear. Fear is present in every living
creature and that is normal. When
circumstances of fear arise, only then, do
living creatures feel fear, and due to this
fear, man remains within his bounds
(straightforward or true or cautious). To
understand this, let's take an example.
Dadashri: At any time in your life, did you
steal? Even in secret? You may not have
stolen something openly, but you may
have stolen something secretly.
Questioner: No. I haven't.
Dadashri: You haven't? You don't like to
steal?
Questioner: Of course, I would like to, but
I am afraid to do so!
Dadashri: People don't have strong
minds. They only remain steady or true or
cautious out of fear. Similarly, this normal
fear always stops us from committing any
offence. For example, whilst driving a car,
a person drives with caution only due to
the fear of an accident!

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Adverse Fear
Adverse fear starts after the development
of the intellect, so it exists only in human
beings. The more he considers himself
temporary (destructible), the greater his
fear. There may have been two obstacles
during the month, but he harbours the fear
of those obstacles everyday – this is due to
adverse fear… if a bowl of curry is spilled
once, it does not mean that it will happen
every day. At night, if you see someone
walking towards you in the darkness, in your
mind, you may fear that he will rob you…
There are two types of adverse fear:
1) Magnified – Only one incident of fear may
occur, but it will seem like it is a hundredfold!
2) Hallucination – There may be no imminent
fear, but it will only seem to be there! One
person may be coming to dine at your home,
but you fear that 100 people may visit. This is
'magnified' adverse fear.
Nobody has told you about inviting anyone
for dinner, yet you fear, “What if somebody
comes unexpectedly?” Such thoughts are
'hallucination' type of adverse fear.