The Attitude Of Fearlessness | Ajahn Brahm | 21-11-2008

Fear creates so much suffering and unnecessary problems in our lives, and for many people a key aim is to overcome fear and experience a state of fearlessness. Ajahn Brahm explains how it's important to understand fear and even to understand why we are addicted to fear.

[@gunsnderrickroses2777]

I could spend the rest of my lifetime finding a better talk/lecture on any subject in existence and I will fail. It's incredible how you are able to produce a talk of this power, emotion and significance on the fly off the top of your head. You're absolutely incredible Ajahn Brahm. Forever grateful for your lifetime of service to humanity. Sadhu!

[@kimberlymaddox8354]

Thank you so much, Ajahn Brahm! You make everything so clear and simple when we like to over-complicate everything!

[@sfreddy]

"You can't control the world but you can control your attitude towards it." So simple but I always forget! Thank you.

[@staceywashere9]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm, you've changed my life. 💛

[@tomte5678]

When we're afraid, we panic and when we panic, we make what we're afraid of happen. Thank you for this wonderful teaching!

[@asunraychan]

I watched this video before my presentation in a big conference. It really helped me getting rid of nervousness, and that presentation became my best talk ever. Thank you Ajahn Brahm.

[@jamesblack3429]

I love all his talks, very funny and down to earth. I've learned so much from him on how to just be. Wish I would have started this journey earlier but better late than never.

[@joefenstenblow]

Ajahn Brahm is the man!

[@cheers_chun]

It's amazing to hear Ajahn Brahm say that the emotion of 'fear' is not necessary at all, and when you think about it, it makes complete sense! I wish everyone watching this video to overcome their own fears.

[@LuisSierra42]

I have just realized i am addicted to fear, strong emotions and drama. Thank you!!

[@namtipaksornkool9660]

Fear is debilitating. Only compassion can counteract it. No matter what happens, if I stay on my breath and in the present, I can forget the fear.

[@lordbyron3603]

Ajahn Brahm, I cannot go to Perth, but if there was even the remote possibility that I might want to or could be a monk, it would be an honor to be under your tutelage and to call you my Master. Your teachings continue to bring wisdom and joy into my life. Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

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[@ruthryan1517]

Thank you for this fearless talk. It is helping me with my anxiety.

[@nimsilva27]

thank you ajahn brahm- thank you for making my life and the lives of so many people better; may you attain Nirvana.

[@Boyanadee]

No matter how many years later i come back to listen, the wisdom is still so powerful and and the unconditional love of Ajahn Brahm ever so inspiring! Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

[@ceasar812]

Thank you so much Ajahn Brahn. I've lived my whole life being motivated by beating myself into subjection, with a fear of punishment. I will do work on mettha meditation now with acceptance of compassion and kindness to myself, which I was taught was cowardness. Thank you for your loving kindness!

[@katarzynachustecka1963]

I love you, Ajahn Brahm. You open my eyes, you wake up my heart to love. Thank you.

[@aryaravish]

Thanks a lot for another great talk. Really made me feel peaceful. Loved this quote - "Have a sense of humor and you'll never be afraid".

[@traceysprigings8334]

Thank you so much for your wisdom, humanity, compassion, humour and kindness! XX

[@h2bizzle]

This is one of my favorite talks 👏 I need to share this with my father & I hope he has an open heart to hear it

[@chongls33]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm. Ya, I will cultivate the right intention by laying many moments of peace in life. 🌷Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu🌷

[@vs9312]

thank you this is another amazing talk. I could listen to you all day . you bring me so much peace I can't thank you enough

[@ericshoff6326]

This is such a classic talk by Ajahn Brahm. Wonderful✨

[@urekawitharana755]

I respect this sooo much!! Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu!

[@vincenzopisano3039]

this is the second time I see this talk and I realized I never had peace in my life. I always enjoyed sports and relationships to the limit and now I see why... I was seeking for "the thrill" of it. In other words never being natural about myself... thanks Ajan Brahm from the bottom of my heart!

[@paulcarpenter9]

So cool to hear Ajahn Brahm masterfully recount an anecdote from the Kung Fu TV series

[@markusschaffer9712]

A very appropriate talk for these times. Blessings to Ajahn Brahm and the BSWA. 🙏🙏🙏

[@kuer38]

What a beautiful talk! Thank you

[@FaveORitt]

excellent, excellent, excellent! Thank you! from Atlanta, Ga, USA. 2019

[@beatadabek1544]

Medytacja spokoju, miłości i wdzięczności.

[@Baratgab]

Thanks. :) So far I hadn't got the opportunity to read any of his books, but from his talks and other writings it is quite clear that he understands our present crisis very well. He even wrote to KFC regarding chickens. To be honest, he is the only living Buddhist teacher I know whom work I would not consider unjustly anthropocentric. This is a tough think to say, I know; but this is what I must say to clearly express my present feelings and understanding.

[@gustavoczbcn]

I've watched it many times, and I'll do it many more. An amazingly wise Dhamma talk. Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu 🙏

[@rajeshgoli]

Sadhu sadhu sadhu 🙏🏼 much gratitude for the wonderful teacher and the deep message. I hear more every time I hear it!

[@eckhardtmilz1587]

Thanks Ajahn Brahm! Love you! Be blessed!

[@bella1975]

Me too Sedth. He is beautiful and so serene

[@pollyorourke9191]

Thank you for posting this video. Ajahn Brahm

[@HEMPNHOPPIN]

Yet again another wonderful lecture. Thank you

[@vivianwong2309]

Thanks a lot for these inspirational teachings. They dispel my fear and worry. Even with death I am not afraid, nothing can really upset us. Put peace and kindness between everything and us. Sadhu sadhu

[@bugatti103]

"Fear" is the wrong word.... Respect things, and take care of your mind. I have been guilty of letting anxiety take hold and as Ajahn says this is just the way of the lazy mind. People can learn so much from this Guru!

[@AkemiLiyanage]

Wonderful. Thank you Ajahn Brahm.

[@adamscott]

Love all the talks , who needs valium?

[@dotker]

Ajahn Brahm, you ve helped me so much through these talks . Thank you

[@seanthemoneymagnet2158]

You selling? I’ll take some.

[@frans7995]

@@seanthemoneymagnet2158 watch out for that stuff. Mara is restless, so be on your toes. What appears to be pleasure is in fact stress. The Evil One never sleeps, so be mindful. I love you.

[@mfrandlett]

I'm not supposed to be living here and the neighbor was mad when the door slammed and screamed at me, so I said terrible words to her it turned ugly... she called the cops and they said if I talked to her again I'd be arrested... I was afraid of being evicted and homeless, and afraid to make up with her... but I did after watching this video... thanks Ajahn Brahm 😁

[@ZombiLibre]

I feel a profound, unusual sense of peace because of this video. Thank you very much. :)

[@tys6739]

how glad i am to encounter your videos. just reminds me everytime the important points of life

[@jennifergraham6711]

When you spoke about the dog barking it reminded me of when there was a dog in our who was left out all night and barked away. I heard that instead of focusing on the barking focus on the silence in between the barks. Game changing!

[@qambi1]

Thank you for another wonderful talk Ajahn B.

[@Wellspring604]

Fear is awful, I'm now learning how to let that go when it's not necessary. Thank you Ajahn Brahm

[@DEREKinNYC]

Thank you for uploading this lecture.

[@Chantalpable]

Thank you! I love your talks! Long and happy life to you! Metta!

[@AnnaIsokoski]

Thank you Venerable 💖

[@noeking15]

Thanks for the posting, Ajahn Brahm is the man!!!! I love this talk and it makes me feel fearless.

[@raindrops2226]

Thank you again ajahn brahm!

[@paulsellars2330]

Thanks Ajahn Brahm. You've done a lot to help me relaaaax.

[@1001orpheus]

The barking dog was a nice touch. Serendipity at its finest...

[@fayz9026]

Great wisdom man.... from whom we can learn how to behave kindly toward our fears...we can not control people actions around us but we can control our attitudes toward them, by being nice and kind...that's the key!!!

[@shaneross7428]

Always amazing advice. Thank you so much.

[@CuriousJenJen]

Great Talk Ajah Brahm!

[@franko2884]

fearlesssness, my goal :-). Much Love and Kindness from Belgium for All...

[@whipitonmyjimya]

I really enjoyed listening to what he had to say. Thank you for posting this video.

[@cwilkinsonwck]

This is good for this present time. Amitofu

[@brianallan1483]

this was a good talk, it related to me lot it is not just about the childhood notion of talking to strangers, no man, it goes much deeper than that, you see sometimes when i am having fun being an adult, i tend to shy up, not that there is anything wrong with it on days you don't have to get up early, but i sometimes i fear people are calling me a loser when i go to bed for work,

[@stillandquiet]

wisdom yet again! Thankyou!

[@AndyMossMetta]

Thank you for this useful video. This interesting talk has grounded and encouraged me and made me think of others.

[@ytlouise]

Love this Q&A. No Fear

[@Tinatime532]

🌟❤️🌟😱👀🌟🦋🌟🐬🌟❤️ love that you can share with us all... so love you and the wisdom you pass on... love the fun you inject into us all... love it sweetheart... my grandkids are also having meditation... needs to be a in our schools more for sure ❤️🌟❤️ love and hugs to you and all who watch 🐬🌟🐬🥰🤗 Lol! I thought you had suddenly got a tattoo!!! But it's the shadow of the Mike on your arm 😅😂🤣🤩

[@sedthh]

Wonderful as always

[@ip9117]

Fear as the emotion blows you of your socks, and while hanging there somewhere in thin air that makes you afraid and makes you wanna come down again and stay grounded. It's a circle untill we die perhaps and our spirit will be lifted up as a whole.

[@metalex2011]

Thank you A.B.

[@BurksUpBalancedRunningMomentum]

Determination and Running Consistency

[@lordbyron3603]

I asked my doctor this morning if she thought I was in bad shape. She said without hesitation….. YES! The doctors tell me I have maybe a few days left to live!

[@melginger3794]

🙏🏻 Thank you very much

[@HiAdrian]

Wonderful talk, self-fulfilling prophecies surely are odd creatures. I do think that sports and good nutrition have very significant effects on body and mind though. Surely the attitude towards life is crucial, but there's no reason not to improve one's well-being where it's that easy.

[@EvaRoelens]

So beneficial. Thank you for doing what you do** Such empowering and truly truthful stuff eh! Be still xx

[@jessicalang7320]

I wish I have the opportunity to attend Ajahn Bram's meditation.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Very good! The use of fear as being "unethical" is a great idea! If only we could apply this idea to every human endeavor! Brahm's right. And I think that's where our governments are going so wrong worldwide. Our representatives are themselves governed by fear, so of course they're using it. In my country, they're even recommending teachers wear guns! As if their children should think they're in an actual prison everyday (vs just feeling like it sometimes :p ) . And that's *madness*! Especially in "the land of the Free". We always talk about not letting terrorists win by instilling fear and instead choose to be even more free and to laugh even more and love even more. But the gun lobby is in fear for its power over or politicians. And the forces of darkness in human nature, our greed and lust for control and power, are trying to save these politicians from being brought to Justice and to take our government down. And these same politicians want to go back to segregating society by haves and have notss, and by race and gender and religion Because their supporters, their voters who are mostly the old ones, actually believe or hope somehow if we went back to the 40s and 50s that they'd be happier, younger, richer, and they'd matter again. Even Trumps fear got him into trouble long ago when he feared not being the favorite son. When he feared going to Vietnam. When he feared not being wealthy and handsome. When he feared not getting a loan to get out of his debt, again. When he feared being old and powerless. Until he finally got to the point he feared not being feared. And beca use "the leader of the free world" is afraid of age and powerlessness and poverty, who do you think his targets for destruction are? The very people here who believed his lies to them. Their fears *will* be realized if the fearless in our government don't send this pseudo-leader packing. And I admit my concern - nut fear - for BSWA right now is some of them Matt not realize that by losing Brahm as their Spiritual Director, they may very well get someone in his place that causes any of *their* fears for BSWA, to be realized. :( And I'm not even a member! :p I'm not concerned for Brahm or any of the monks and nuns, so much as those who have ONLY the BSWA in Perth or the larger region. Anyway, sadhu cubed.

[@hopetolearn1234]

awsome video thanks for posting.

[@sedthh]

I wish I could like this video more than once

[@johnnywayne3443]

Fabulous discussion.

[@madhavangopalan7463]

Fantastic I admire all your talks I too want to build a house piece by piece by Peace Thank you very very much🙏👍😄😀🌹🌹🌹

[@PavanKumar-tw3yt]

Thank you.

[@Wellspring604]

"the real fearlessness.. you know what's going on, doesn't matter what happens..."

[@michelaroos2982]

Thank you so much. You really help me.

[@hoaha8903]

True True True ... ♥️ UR TALKS ♥️

[@krishnapriyap4439]

Om Guruvea Namah 🌟🌺🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌺🌟👍👍👍🌟🌺🙏🏼🌺🌟

[@roxannenelson8427]

beautiful information, thank-you...

[@EastRiverHomestead]

Awesome perspective! Kudos!

[@lordbyron3603]

Lacking in gentle KINDNESS is why you are afraid. WHEN YOU ARE KIND TO ANYTHING, YOU DON’T HAVE ANY FEAR. WE CREATE FEAR. HOW? By being unkind. You create the FEAR that you have by your UNKINDNESS.

[@binauraldeandean7028]

thank you!!! sadhu sadhu sadhu

[@Rxsiri]

อาจารย์ สุดยอดเลย สาธุค่ะ

[@tellyontellyon]

Fear!! Good talk!

[@Magnoliasdiary]

Thank you!

[@susannag1712]

As a lay person, and someone who is naturally peaceful and gentle, I feel I’ve been a target for exploitation and abuse for most of my life, which in turn has impacted negatively on my future in some way or another e.g. by being deceived or by others wanting to sabotage my future. I invite anyone to respond. I don’t like being angry and usually I will let go if I have been wronged or hurt and believe that Karma will sort everything out. But how does one protect them self more knowing this to be the case?

[@polly10022]

"Respect it, but don't be afraid. Respect the venom of the snake, etc etc."

[@lisamariechapman7281]

Listing to learn To be free from fear of loss ..

[@bsimpson639]

There is a way to identify the source of your fear: meditate. Attend to it. It can be scary but so so worth it.

[@noobageownerx3]

I was watching this when I felt very anxious and fearful and it only made my fear worse and I got nearly got a panic attack. Because what he says made me fight my fear even more, making it more powerful. Now I just don't know what to do.

[@noobageownerx3]

***** Yeah, I know! I have anxiety disorder. I just needed something more self-compassionate when I'm feeling anxious haha. But thanks for the recommendations! I've actually tried that writing down fear exercise thing in the past. :)

[@Pennee101]

yoomi HI: I have panic disorder also. I found the best help ever by going to a program called Recovery Int. They have a website where you can find tools to deal with your anxiety. Like realizing that it is just a feeling and not dangerous. Years ago I probably would have gotten anxiety from watching this video also. Be kind and gentle with yourself.

[@mrjason6066]

make peace with the fear, bro.

[@edytim3333]

Same here,but i guess we need to keep going,never give up

[@brianallan1483]

the fear that my school friend is still treating me like a little young dude, even if he was just another friend, and i am still his friend and i want to stop the fear that he is telling me every morning that he ain't my daddy, just because he seemed so happy to help me keep a mojo back then, the fear i have when my family come close to me, i cut them out, mind you we are close now, but it could've been a lot brighter if i wasn't so scared of being unliked by friends if i muck with family

[@vothuong58]

He got rid of my fear of flying :)

[@rfbu]

i think it's a case of accepting many facts and phenomena in life and not fighting it however unpleasant. fighting unpleasant outcome only leads to disappointment - hence suffering. I still think it's ok to have goals and aiming, planning and working towards them, at the same time be accepting and not fight to the outcome whatever it may be and not grasp to expected outcome.

[@srivastm]

अभय मुद्रा Sadhu sadhu sadhu 🙏🏻

[@wenaolong]

Not only does fear cause suffering, but those who hurt others cause suffering (and they also cause a lo of fear). The unattached being, the TRUE Being, can live without fear of harm by Knowing He is not His Body... So he need not fear when it is threatened, but merely react appropriately. But he needs to "fear" something... He needs to "fear" falling asleep and doing evil in ignorance, he needs to "fear" forgetting the distinction between good and evil... and this Buddha also taught.