Thich Nhat Hagn's "Fear"

[David Morris]

Sure.  But birth is a stark initial lesson in separateness, even if the
"self" hasn't yet formed. And I think initial experiencing the sensation of
fear and desire is TNH's focus, something that precedes a self.

On Monday, July 29, 2013, Keith Davis wrote:

> 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".
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> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 1:13 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'fqmorris at gmail.com');>
> > wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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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