What would you give in exchange for the ability to
feel completely fearless at will?
For a moment, imagine that you have the ability to
break through all of the fears that are holding you back.
Imagine that you could
have the things things that you want have,
live the life that you want to live,
become the person who you truly want to be.
To understand how this is possible, you need only
think about about some aspect of the life you enjoy today
that would not be there had you not once summoned the courage to
step into your fear and go after what you wanted.
Remember when you made that decision?
Remember that magical moment when you chose to take action and changed your destiny.
Do you notice that when you think those thoughts, you
begin to feel a surge of positive emotions in your body?
When you step into that memory, when feel yourself reliving that experience, when you recall those images - big and bright, when you hear those sounds - loud and booming, when you feel those sensations surging through your body, do you still hold your head high and your shoulders back? Do you still smile with pride and feel powerful now like you did then?
Remember how exhilarating that felt?
In that moment you made a breakthrough.
In that moment you empowered yourself.
In that moment, you felt truly alive.
In that moment, you were an achiever!
And the more that you focus on it,
and the more that you realize how powerful you truly are,
the more that you feel the power and the pride pumping through your veins.
This is the real you.
This is the person you were born to be.
This is the way the game of life should be played.
But is it?
How long has it been since you experienced one of these moments of power?
Do you constantly challenge yourself to turn your uncertainty into action?
Do you constantly push yourself to expand your comfort zone?
Do you feel yourself becoming more fearless, more powerful, more happy, more fulfilled each and every day?
Or is something stopping you?
Is something holding you back?
Is something keeping you stuck?
Could it be fear of pain?
Surely, you would trade a brief moment of pain to
feel fearless, powerful, happy and fulfilled on an enduring basis?
Perhaps it is not a moment of pain that you fear?
Perhaps it is enduring pain?
Consider this:
What if it were possible to completely eradicate enduring pain?
What if pain was never meant to be enduring?
What if pain is an emotion that is meant to serve us?
What if the purpose of pain is simply to correct an unskillful behavior or belief?
What if pain is merely an alarm clock?
What if it the choice to simply use this tool for its intended purpose would eradicate enduring pain from your life, forever?
If you never had to fear enduring pain again, what would stop you from seizing your destiny?
What if you really could live the life of your dreams now?
What if you could make a breakthrough, empower yourself, and feel truly alive
on a continuous basis by simply choosing the change the way that you think about pain?
What if you could experience accelerated perpetual proliferating empowerment?
I invite you to awaken the beast within you.
I invite you to recite the “fearlessness incantation”.
Focus on a source of pain in your life.
Then speak the words out loud.
Speak them with power.
Speak them with pride.
Let words be like daggers - slaying the weakness within.
May you become fearless!!!
PAIN, my old nemesis,
could anyone possibly be
more misunderstood than thee?
Shunned and despised
by very the souls you would seek to save
from the torment of your embrace.
But do not despair, my worthy opponent,
For although it is true
that a great many do indeed revile you,
know that I am no longer amongst them;
because I have discovered
your secret you see.
Your hidden intentions
are no longer
hidden from me.
I understand now that
just as a mother bird would
push her own chicks from the nest,
to force them to fly free
so too, do you
push those who are stuck in your orbit to
break free, to
grow stronger and to
find a more enduring happiness.
The veil of ignorance
has now been lifted for me.
And now, I finally
see clearly.
Throughout the eternity
of my torment
have you not always been
my teacher, my mentor, my friend?
But so few have the ears to
hear your message.
Their fear of you deafens them
to its words.
And so few have the eyes to
see its gift.
Their fear of you blinds them
to its beauty.
They do not yet understand
their very salvation lies
in the treasure
you so generously offer;
If only they would
summon the courage to
accept your challenge to
hunt for it?
They do not yet understand
that the bliss of heaven
is reserved for those with the courage to
burn in hell, to
bathe in the remedial flames
of perdition
forsaking all opportunity
for unearned escape,
forsaking all blame
without and within,
made fearless by metta,
driven by desire,
and the power of purpose,
until the last demon
has been vanquished
and forced to
submit to his new master
and the treasure
has been taken;
And then, to
rise like a phoenix from the ashes
having grown stronger, wiser,
more powerful than ever,
over and over and over again;
growing stronger and stronger
with each and every hunt;
growing wiser and wiser
with each treasure taken;
But instead,
out of ignorance,
they flee from the very source of their salvation
into the arms
of the false god
of unearned gratification;
into the temple
of the weak
who wallow
in victimhood;
not understanding
the consequences
of their choice
not understanding
that it is
their choice to flee
their choice to blame
that keeps them stuck in the ovens,
burning and screaming in an unrelenting agony
of their own construction;
never understanding
that the true face of their tormentor
lies in the mirror.
They do not yet understand
that in this life
PAIN is inevitable
but suffering is a choice.
And although they burn
they may yet learn
because suffering is the means by which truth is unveiled
and truth is the means to the end of suffering.
And PAIN, my old friend,
even when you do succeed,
you never seem to get the credit
that you deserve.
Rare is the hunter
who appreciates the hunt.
And yet, you endure
patiently, persistently, purposefully
serving.
And though the whole world may vilify you,
you persevere unaffected.
I honor you.
I am so grateful to you.
You have taught me so much.
And I wonder if I
might ever repay
the debt that I owe to you?
And so I give to you
my greatest gift.
PAIN, my old friend,
I give my soul to thee.
I am your loyal servant.
And I dedicate my life
on this and every day
to helping others to
see your true nature.
So that they too may
experience the resilient bliss
of having all of their primal desires
fully satiated
without sacrificing
the deep inner peace and tranquility
of the unclosing heart.
And so that they too may
experience the power
and the pride of
knowing that they have earned
their treasure
by summoning the courage to
face, to
fight, and to
conquer their demons.
And so that they too
having liberated themselves
may now
experience the fulfillment
of liberating those they
love who
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Now, here’s my question to you:
1-10, how much more powerful do you feel after reciting this incantation?
What habitual skillful means do you currently use to become more fearless?
How does this compare?
Tell me, in the comments below.