Fear & Desire

Guru Speaks :
Prasava : to deliver a child it takes 9 months in mothers womb
Prati prasava : For a guru to deliver a person from ignorance it takes 9 months, it is called prati-prasava.
Enlightenment: Pain is physical, temporary and can be withstood by a person in normal circumstances. Suffering is psychological and long lasting, sometimes spans many lifetimes. Enlightenment means removal of suffering and not physical pain.
Fear & Desire : Are the two motivating forces of life. Without these world does not move. Fear is the dominant one and desire comes secondary in determining the motive behind our actions. Desire is a 'nice to have' when compared to fear. We will attend to fear first, once it is allayed, we move on to fulfilling our desires. What is this fear? it is the fear of survival. We have died in so many lifetimes that the fear of death is ingrained in our psyche, and we are afraid to die. Death is a end point to our enjoyment. And why is end point not desirable ? because we have not enjoyed life fully. How long do we need to live to enjoy life to the fullest ? Even if we live for ages, we cannot be satisfied. This is because we have not learned to live one moment fully. We dont know how to enjoy fully atleast one moment of life. If one moment is lived fully, it is sufficient for a person to be satisfied and pack his bags and wait for death. That is the beauty of life that if one has lived just one moment fully, he is completely satisfied.