The Fear of Non-Existence

"When you speak of the separate self dissolving or being seen through, I feel afraid, as though I would cease to exist. How do I work with this fear? Rupert says: ‘This fear is natural because the separate self senses its own dissolution. However, notice who is afraid of non-existence. It’s not you, awareness, that fears ceasing to exist – awareness cannot conceive of its own non-existence. It’s the thought “I am a separate self” that fears its dissolution. But this thought isn’t you; it’s an appearance within you. What you truly are cannot be threatened by the dissolution of this thought. In fact, the recognition of your true nature is the opposite of annihilation; it’s the revelation of your immortality. You discover that you never were the temporary, limited self you believed yourself to be. Instead of ceasing to exist, you recognise yourself as that which has never not existed and can never cease to be.’"

From event 21 - 28 November, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at The Vedanta, 21–28 November 2025

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