Spirituality does not replace the fear of ghosts with belief in God. It asks us to question the mind that creates both fear and belief. Ghosts, gods, and stories can all become projections of imagination. The spiritual path begins by dropping assumptions, investigating “Who am I?” and understanding the source of suffering. With attention, right knowledge, and self-inquiry, fear loses its power and one becomes inwardly free.
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Questioner: Namaste Acharya Ji. My problem is that my logic doesn't let me believe in God, but then in the night, if somebody starts talking about ghosts, I want something godlike near me, like a picture or something. I don't understand. I don't like it, so I want to know: can spirituality help me fight my phobias?
Acharya Prashant: But there is no God in spirituality.
Questioner: That's what I'm saying. I don't. That is why I went towards spirituality, because it was because my logic is telling me to move towards spirituality.
Acharya Prashant: Did you say ghosts in between?
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