Fear and anxiety are perverse forms of will. What thou fearest & ponderest over,
striking that note repeatedly in thy mind, thou helpest to bring about; for, if thy
will above the surface of waking repels it, it is yet what thy mind underneath is
all along willing, & the subconscious mind is mightier, wider, better equipped
to fulfil than thy waking force & intellect. But the spirit is stronger than both
together; from fear and hope take refuge in the grandiose calm and careless
mastery of the spirit.
- Sri Aurobindo
‘Thoughts & Aphorisms’
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