When one is afraid, not only of physical things, but also of psychological factors, what takes place in that fear? I am afraid, not only of physically falling ill, of dying, of darkness—you know the innumerable fears one has, both biological as well as psychological. What does fear do to the mind, the mind that has created these fears? Do you understand my question? Don’t answer me immediately, look at yourselves. What is the effect of fear on the mind, on one’s whole life? Or are we so used to fear, have we so accustomed ourselves to fear, which has become a habit, that we are unaware of its effect?
J. Krishnamurti/The Impossible Question, p 99
What is the effect of fear?
