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1		"The universe is a great system of vibrations we draw to us by our feelings: fear draws fear, love draws love." Lynne Sharon Schwartz, novelist, 'Fatigue Artist' Spiritual Literacy, Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

2		"There is no freedom from fear in a world of illusion, for the mind always projects the shadow onto something or someone perceived as other." Shadows of the Sacred: Seeing Through Spiritual Illusions (Frances Vaughan, Ph.D.)

3		"Whoever recognizes in atman (the Self) the unity of reality is free from fear. For fear arises when there is an other who poses a threat. But atman is knowledge, and for it there is no other that is not already essentially a self. Non-dulaity is freedom from fear." The Unity of Reality (Michael vonBruck)

4		"Fear of a thing prevents us from seeing it properly." How To Know Higher Worlds: A Modern Path of Initiation (Rudolf Steiner)

5		"Fear is the antithesis of Self awareness." Meditations on the Apocalypse, A Psycho-Spiritual Perspective on the Book of Revelation (F. Aster Barnwell)

6		"We must become accustomed to cultivate fearlessness; a fearlessness that prepares us to face everything we encounter, and to come to terms with whatever the future might bring." Lectures on the I Ching: Constancy and Change (Richard Wilhelm)

7		"Ancient spiritual teachings say that wherever there is other, there is fear." Shadows of the Sacred: Seeing Through Spiritual Illusions (Frances Vaughan, Ph.D.)

8		"As the Upanishads put it, 'Wherever there is other, there is fear." Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber (Ken Wilber)

9		"There are only two core emotions: love and fear. And love is to fear as light is to darkness; in the presence of one, the other disappears. As we shift our perceptions from fear to love – sometimes in cases where it's not so hard and ultimately in cases where it takes spiritual mastery to do so – we become miracle workers in the truest sense. For when our minds are surrendered to love, they are surrendered to a higher power. And from that, all miracles follow." The Gift of Change, Spiritual Guidance for a Radically New Life (Marianne Williamson)

10		“Remember the acronym for fear: False Evidence Appearing Real, and stay in love and peace.” Questions and Answers on Conversations With God (Neale Donald Walsch)

11		"Whatever your trouble be….O children of a heavenly Father, be not afraid!" Cardinal John H. Newman (1801-1890) Daily Strength for Daily Needs (Mary Wilder Tileston, Compiler)

12		"What's there to be afraid of when you're part of everything? That makes fear being afraid of yourself." Duncton Found (William Horwood)

13		"Faith can enable a person to receive divine guidance and continue spiritual practice in the face of all kinds of difficulties. Faith is a key to overcoming fear whenever we feel separate and out of touch with the deeper levels of our own being." Shadows of the Sacred: Seeing Through Spiritual Illusions (Frances Vaughan, Ph.D.)

14		"Fear is an illusion. Our craziness, paranoia, anxiety and trauma are literally all imaginal. That is not to say they don't exist for us as human beings, and need to be brought to light in order to be released. But they do not replace the love within us. They are literally a bad dream. It is as though the mind has been split in two, with one part staying in touch with love, and the other part veering into fear. Fear manufactures a kind of parallel universe where the unreal seems more real than the real." A Return to Love, Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles (Marianne Williamson)

15		"Every illusion is one of fear, whatever form it takes." A Course in Miracles, Foundation for Inner Peace A Course in Miracles (Helen Schucman and William Thetford)

16		"The spiritual journey is the relinquishment, or unlearning, of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts. Love is the essential fact. It is our ultimate reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life." A Return to Love, Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles (Marianne Williamson)

17		"Love is the true antithesis of fear. It expands where fear constricts. It embraces where fear repels." Dancing in the Flames, The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness (Marion Woodman and Elinor Dickson)

18		"When fear is expressed, we recognize it as anger, abuse, disease, pain, greed, addiction, selfishness, obsession, corruption, violence, and war." A Return to Love, Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles (Marianne Williamson)

19		"The heart that loves knows no fear. For the heart that abides in perfect love has cast out every fear and the torment thereof." Quietly Comes the Buddha: Awakening Your Inner Buddha Nature (Elizabeth Clare Prophet)

20		"When we are afraid of ourselves and afraid of the seeming threat the world presents, then we become extremely selfish." Shambhala (Chogyam Trungpa)

21		"Fear is due to one's absorption in illusory energy, but when one is free from illusory energy...then he has nothing to fear." Bhagavad-Gita As It Is (A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)

22		"We are continually renewed and reborn whenever we drink fully and fearlessly from the cup of the wine of life." The Spiral Dance, A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess (Starhawk (Miriam Simos))

23		“Freedom from fear is contact with the Source.” Mary Within (David Richo)

24		"This is the secret of Krsna [Krishna] consciousness - realization that there is no other existence besides Krsna is the platform of peace and fearlessness." Bhagavad-Gita As It Is (A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)

25		"If God can be found in all things, then there is nothing at all that can happen to us that we need fear." Margaret Hebblethwaite, theologian and spiritual writer The Lion Christian Quotation Collection (Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild, compilers)

This body of quotes compiled by JoAnn Kite