Thich Nhat Hagn's "Fear"

[Keith Davis]

The only clarification might be that there is no consciousness of the fear
and desire until we reach the point where we become aware of a"self" as
separate from other "selves", where we develop an "individual
consciousness".


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 1:13 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> It starts with a description of each of us pre-birth in the "The Palace of
> the Child." Everything we needed was done for us there.  Food, air, warmth,
> in a big water cushioned bed, with great sound insulation.
>
> Then we get pushed out into the loud cold world, having to cough out
> liquid in order to take our own first breath.  Every aspect of this birth
> is traumatic, and TNH says it is called the "Original Fear."  At about this
> same moment we realize we want to keep living.  TNH calls this "Original
> Desire."
>
> I think this was all pre Freud.
>
> David Morris
>



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