Friday, 14 May 2021

Application of the Bhayabherava Sutta in Daily life

 Dealing with Fear and Anxiety.

I presented a paper at the 'Antevāsikānaṃ Pāli Parisā' conference, University of Mumbai.
Title: Application of the Bhayabherava Sutta (discourse) in Daily Life.

We live in uncertain times. Changes are happening at the speed that they become blur before one can know what is happening. Most of us are scared and fearful of the events that have grasped us. One of the challenges that we face is how to handle such uncertainties that lead to fear. The citta (mind) like a pendulum dwells in one of the emotional states – fear, doubt, guilt, anger, and resentment. Out of this fear is the most captured of the emotion. Fear comes in
various facets. Fear of failure, fear of death, fear of losing a loved one, fear of loss, fear to suffer, fear of change, fear of unknown, and fear to face fear.
The Bhayabherava Sutta captures the essence of how to handle fear. It gives a direction on the process to be followed when one is in the fear zone.
To know more about how the Sutta can be applied in daily life to deal with fear and anxiety, do write to me on wagle.sonali@gmail.com

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