Freedom from Fear and Anxiety - (Silent Autumn Retreat, Finland)

[@Eric-ot7en]

That was a wonderful talk.

[@oanamoanaa]

5:08 “we don’t say bless you to Kamile, but we bless you “ So beautiful

[@oanamoanaa]

I wonder if he was encouraging noble silence there and if so, such a gentle firm attitude

[@mihaelacostea5783]

How can one challenge one's fear, as Rob is saying we should do? Let's say I have a paralysing fear of abandonment by my partner, how do I challenge it?

[@equanimityandemptiness]

Talk to it, whatever ideas it prods ask if you believe to be true. If theres any weight there if one does not apply it. when fear strikes and tells you your partner will leave, ask if you believe it and allow doubt for it to become. That fear is not absolute and the things it tells us actually dont hold weight besides what we give them. Challenge and create doubt for what it proposes and build up the ideas that bring you freedom from it, that quell it.

[@equanimityandemptiness]

These tips are from his talk on the inner critic in the playlist unbinding the heart by the way beautiful collection if you havent listened already

[@johnlillis9931]

You could try labelling it when it arises. This technique is called "noting." It's about labeling whatever's predominant in the mind, moment to moment. The labels are whatever feels most accurate. So, you could sit there and note, like, "seeing touching thinking thinking fear feeling touching thinking fear anger touching sadness fear anger." Take about a second per label. This helps us be present with fear, rather than reacting to it.