Getting rid of fear – the vedanta way

What Is Vedanta, in Simple Terms?

Vedanta is the end part of the Vedas, the ancient Indian spiritual texts. It teaches:

“You are not this body, not even the mind. You are pure, infinite, fearless consciousness.”

So according to Vedanta, fear arises from:

• Ignorance of your true nature
• Attachment to the body, mind, ego
• False belief that you’re limited or vulnerable

⚡️How to Remove Fear — The Vedantic Method

🔍 1. Self-Inquiry (Who am I?)

“Fear arises because you think you are this fragile body-mind.”

• Ask yourself:
  “Who is afraid?”
  “Is fear happening to me, or in me?”
• Once you see you are the awareness in which fear comes and goes, fear loses power.

🧠 Practice: Whenever fear comes up, watch it without judgment. Say:

“This fear is not me. I am the witness.”

🧘 2. Neti Neti — “Not this, not this”

This is a Vedantic method of dis-identification.

• You are not the body
• You are not the thoughts
• You are not the emotion
• You are not even the fear

➡️ What remains? Pure Being — untouched by fear.

🧠 Practice: Whenever fear shows up, mentally say:

“Not this. I am the observer, not the fear.”

🔥 3. Understanding Impermanence

Vedanta teaches that everything in the world is changing — including your fears.

• Fear is a wave in the ocean of your consciousness.
• Let it rise, let it fall. You remain unchanged.

🧠 Practice: Watch fear like a passing cloud. Don’t chase it. Don’t resist. Just be the sky.

🌞 4. Knowledge of the Self = End of Fear

The root of fear is the belief:
“I can be harmed, I can die, I can lose.”

But Vedanta says:

“You are eternal. You were never born. You will never die. The Self is fearless.”

🧠 Meditation Practice:
Sit quietly. Repeat mentally:
“I am not the body. I am not the mind. I am Brahman (pure being). I am fearless.”
Let it sink in like truth, not theory.

🌿 5. Live Dharma, Let Go of Outcome

Follow dharma (right action), without obsessing over results (karma yoga mindset).
Fear comes from wanting to control the outcome.

Vedanta says:

“Do your duty. Surrender the rest.”

🧠 Practice: Take action, and let go. Fear fades when you drop attachment.

🧘‍♀️ In Short:

💎 Final Thought:

“Where there is Self-knowledge, there is no fear.
The wave cannot drown the ocean. You are the ocean.”