Is fearlesssness the answer to freedom?

Question

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Answer 1

Hi, One example that comes to mind is leaping out of aircraft for fun.

1st time, you sit there feeling sick with worry.

Umpteenth time, you are fearless, as you are convinced that all will work fine.

This leads to total freedom.

Falling.in the air around.

The more you try fearful things, the more free you become seperated from the fear, and just have the freedom.

Bob

Answer 2

I don't see how freedom is related to fear or fearlessness. I think to have no fear of anything is fool hardly. Fear is a "safely" mechanism really isn't it? A gut instinct and warning that something is a potential danger or threat. If there is a gigantic lorry hurtling up the road towards you, you'd better hope your fear kicks in fast so that the adrenalin fires up and gets you to move out the way! To imply that fearlessness = freedom implies that fear = lack of freedom / imprisonment. But that isn't so is it? People don't lack freedom due to fear. Freedom is usually something that other people take away from you. Lack of opportunity can keep you stuck in a hole as well.

Answer 3

fear and freedom are enemies.

BUT sometimes you fear losing your freedom.

fear is a big defender sometimes.

love

Pluto

Answer 4

It could be that fearlessness is the first step to oppression.

Fear provides the glue that holds society together (fear of being alone, fear of not gathering food (or gaining wealth in our society), fear of imprisonment for breaking the rules, safety in numbers etc).

Without fear there is no need to be part of society, so if you mean that being really 'free' means not being part of civilisation, then you could argue that it would (in theory).  How long you could stay 'free' for is another matter...

Answer 5

Unconditional happiness and unconditional love are the same thing.

Answer 6

Subsidence of fear is a byproduct of real freedom.

Answer 7

Being fearless doesn't mean you're free.  Not even in a spiritual sense.

Answer 8

Self-discipline is the sine qua non of freedom.

Answer 9

Freedom takes courage, and as an ol' cowboy used to define courage as: "Courage is acting in spite of what you feel as fear, not because your fearless."

Answer 10

Answer to all safety, security, order, structure and predictability issues and questions, i.e. complete competency is the answer for freedom satisfaction.

Answer 11

Is freedom a question?

Answer 12

yes to be dauntless,to let life run.... is the only freedom there is.

Answer 13

Great question..... almost the gist of Eastern Philosophy!!

Indeed, a key factor for freedom is fearlessness, since freedom is all about our internal shape rather than external constraints. Fearlessness can only be complete when we can be unconcerned about ourselves, about what happens to us, about our successes and failures, about our wishes and aims and so on and so forth. Such a fearlessness will certainly lead to total freedom, but then that total freedom will not be something to be excited about... it will be more like a calm state of mind which can remain unaffected by any external events...... in other words, total fearlessness leading to absolute freedom actually implies attainment of Nirvana or Moksha....... in fact both Nirvana and Moksha are Sanskrit words meaning complete liberation.

Answer 14

Could be but it also the cause of anarchy. Just look at the adolecent youth of today. They have no fear of anyone and zero respect for authority.