= Fear and Illness =
<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Nine-tenths of the danger in an illness comes from </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">fear</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Fear</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">can give the apparent symptoms of an illness; and it can give the illness too,—its effects can go so far as that. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/16-june-1929#p17</ref></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Refusing the illness,completely trusting the Divine while infusing oneself with a confidence in the Divine Grace and busying yourself with something else can completely eliminate the </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">fear</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">in the cells of the body and help one not catch even contagious diseases. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/11-may-1955#p13</ref></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Fear and Death</span>
<div style="color:#000000;">One of the most subtle fear is the fear of death which comes from the the concern for self-preservation so as to ensure the continuity of consciousness, fearing the unknown. THowever, this fear of death is in the physical cells selves which is beyond reason and almost unconscious. Thus, it is the most difficult to uproot. </div>
<div style="color:#000000;">This fear goes against the fundamental notion that life life is One and immortal. The forms are countless, fleeting and brittle. This understanding can help us overcome fear of death. Thus Thus reason can be used, another method is that of inner seeking i.e. searching the immortal light of psychic consciousness which is in all and identifying with it. Complete Complete surrender to the Divine, and believing that all of us belong to Him integrally. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/the-fear-of-death-and-the-four-methods-of-conquering-it#p5</ref></div>
<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">The fear of death is not just restricted to the death of the physical, but also the death of the ego, the death of a past version of one’s self, the fear of letting go. When one does not have the courage to live, it is often because something within oneself has to die for something new to be born. It is then one should have that </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">'''courage'''</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">the true </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">'''courage'''</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">to abolish the ego. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/15/22-november-1958#p7</ref></span>
= Fear and Religion =