To be fearless you must be selfless, otherwise you’ll always fear losing some thing or some part of yourself. To be selfless you Must develop inner strength to walk by faith, not by sight, to end your reliance on stable circumstances of what others think of you
The samurai spent much time in meditation, knowing that the slimmest mistake in moral judgment or self-centeredness, which we take for granted today, would be fatal. If one samurai publicly disgraced another with harsh words, he might have been called upon to take his own life
Frustration and anxiety emerge when what we feel has to happen doesnt happen. The doubts move from external (I wont achieve my goal) to personal (im not able) to identity (I’m a failure).