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Jiddu Krishnamurti

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Fear

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Krishnamurti is saying that instead of avoiding or trying to manage fear, we should pay close attention to it and explore what it truly is. By facing fear directly and understanding its nature, we gain insight rather than simply trying to get away from it.

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