FEARLESSNESS AND BREAKING OF RULES

Godly fear is the highest state of fearlessness. A God fearing person cannot break the laws of God. Actually, breaking of laws is not at all a sign of fearlessness, instead it is a sign of great weakness, lowness and cowardliness. Generally, people have a wrong notion about the link between fear and ‘breaking of rules’. There is a general misunderstanding among certain people that one, who can break rules is really a brave person. This is one of the greatest follies. Great strength is needed for obeying the rules. A weak person cannot face greediness et cetra and for this reason, he breaks rules. A person, whose mouth starts watering on seeing a tasty food or whose mind starts shaking on seeing a beautiful or smart woman or man is a weak and not a brave person. True fearlessness makes self to fight with greatest of the worldly attractions and this sort of fearlessness can be acquired only through believing in God.

-Thoughts of Pandit Ganga Prasad Upadhayay