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= Understanding fear What is Fear =

Fear, desire and sorrow are diseases of the mind; born of its sense of division and limitation. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/23/gnosis-and-ananda#p16</ref> Fear is deeply rooted in the unconscious and a phenomenon of unconsciousness. It is a kind of anguish that comes from ignorance. One does not know the nature of a certain thing, does not know its effect or what will happen, does not know the forces consequences of one's acts, one does not know so many things; and this ignorance of the lower naturebrings fear. One fears what one does not know. <ref>http://incarnateword. in/cwm/06/10-march-1954#p20</ref>

<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/05/14-october-1953#p38</ref> It is in the vital that the fear is felt and if one is sensitive, then they feel the fear in the environment and their vital latches onto it. It comes from a disharmony between the vital vibrations. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/10-march-1954#p24</ref>Fear is a barrier on the path of yoga as it hinders the closeness between the human soul and the divine. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/10-march-1954#p24</ref>It indicates an invasion of the hostile forces in the human consciousness. The hostile forces have created fear as a means of dominating living beings, animals and men. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/10-november-1965#p3</ref>It is more of a nervous sensation than an emotion . <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/24/the-instruments-of-the-spirit#p8</ref>Causes of fearAttachment, desire, need for attention, trying to please and cravings come from the narrow limits  of the consciousness. These when they go unfulfilled gives rise to grief. Grief in turn gives rise to fear. The world is full of things that are unpleasant and one of the reactions to those unpleasant things is fear. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/30-june-1929#p5</ref> This instinctive fear is almost inherited like various other stereotypes, race feelings, attractions and associations. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/30-june-1929#p3</ref>Types of fearFearFear is manifested in different parts of selves i.e. '''physical fear, mental fear and vital fear'''. In majority of the people, physical is governed by the subconscious and fears that are driven out of active consciousness take refuge in that subconscious. Thus, the physical fear is in the subconscious hidden by the mental and vital fear which are much more conscious. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/10-march-1954#p24</ref> The fear in the physical is in the sheer cells of the body and thus the body trembles with just a slight quivering. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/11-may-1955#p14</ref>When one indulges in unhealthy imagination, they give form to fears on the mental plane, thus causing mental fear. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/power-of-imagination#p1</ref> However, a man is a rational being, and one of the ways of overcoming fear is also through mind. As one can have immense fear in their physical and vital but by the force of mind one can overcome those fears. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/fear#p15</ref>Central vital, corresponding to the manipura chakra, is the seat of vitality and power. When fear invades through this, it can  can possess and invade the consciousness. However, through deep courage this power of illusion and fear can be cast away.