Is Fear Good? || Acharya Prashant

Full Video: The importance of going against nature || Acharya Prashant, at SPIT Mumbai (2022)

Transcript

00:00Sir, is fear helpful because it comes from mother nature?

00:05Fear is something animistic and that does not take away from the fact that fear helps.

00:10Fear helps but it helps the survival of the body.

00:14So what are you?

00:15Consciousness or body?

00:16Anything that relates to the body is important but far less important than anything that

00:21relates to your consciousness.

00:24But between these two, which one is more important?

00:27Consciousness is more important.

00:28What is good for the body but bad for consciousness is not acceptable.

00:32Fear is that.

00:34Fear is something that is good for your physical survival.

00:37Fear is an evolutionary tool, helps you live a longer life.

00:42But it is not good for your consciousness.

00:45What's the point in living a long life if life is full of fear?