Roar like a Lion and be freed from Fear....

There was a lion cub, which had lost its mother, and was reared by a sheep. It would take itself to be a sheep and was very timid, subdued and fearful. It would move about with the sheep, eat grass, etc. One day a full grown lion chanced upon them and all the sheep along with the cub tried to flee. The lion was perplexed to see the cub flee from him. So he caught hold of the cub and asked him as to why he was behaving thus. The cub full of fear and trembling, said Please don't eat me up.

The lion out of pity took him to a pond and made him look at his reflection, and said You are a lion. You are one of us. See! You look just like me. Now stop this nonsense and roar like me!

The cub, still trembling, tried to roar, but could only bleat. After several tries, he roared successfully. He was surprised and happy. He was freed from all fear! He now moved among the lions happily as one of them!

The spiritual analogy is obvious: the Lion symbolizes the Atma (Soul), while the sheep symbolizes "Body Consciousness" .

When we get more and more attached with our body consciousness, we tend to move far and far from the awareness of our true nature!!!

May God bless you all with a better awareness of your True Nature and relieve you from all fear!