Ending Fear of Freedom

Are you aware of your ability to make decisions in favor of yourself?


Decide to end inner conflict, then give no thought to the consequences
of the decision. It is strange how a turn towards trueness arouses
uncertainty. We insist upon fearing our own freedom! What we fear is
the humiliation of all that has given us name and position, but it is
the very crumbling of name and position that sets us free, for they
were unconscious chains. Humiliation can be compared to an actor sud-
denly caught by the audience without his costume. It hurts for a
moment, but then he remembers the man under the costume. By permit-
ting total humiliation, we permit it to destroy the fantasy, leaving
only the liberating fact