Acharya Prashant explains that to overcome fear, one must allow it to reach its full potential rather than attempting to escape or suppress it. He compares fear to a physical ailment that is eventually released only when it becomes overwhelming. He points out that individuals often create psychological bunkers and distractions, such as entertainment or social interaction, to avoid a direct confrontation with fear, which prevents them from realizing its falseness. To illustrate this point, he discusses Eugene Ionesco's play Rhinoceros, focusing on the character Berenger. In the play, as society transforms into animals, Berenger initially seeks to ignore the change or coexist with it. However, it is only when he loses all external support, including his partner and social institutions, that he finds the inner strength to resist and remains human. Acharya Prashant asserts that true inner power remains dormant as long as one relies on external comforts and consolations. He suggests that by allowing fear to fully manifest and observing that everything in the material world is transient and inherently fearful, one can transcend it. He concludes that a complete and total vision of fear leads to its dissolution, whereas partial avoidance allows it to persist.
