English is not my native language, so there's a possibility for me to learn how to rephrase it; maybe resonates with me is not the right word :) I'd appreciate it!
If I may I think I know/feel what he meant:
If you've experienced massive fear to the point of panicking, then you'll know that this kind of quotes were written by people who've never faced fear.
It's possible to face it, it's possible to address the issues...But fear/panic will always be there, you can learn to live with it, but it's not a "monster you can kill".
So when it's said "Only I will remain": well...the thing is fear/panic is part of you, again you can control it sometimes/most of the time, but it will probably never "go away" or "be destroyed".
That's the whole point: fear comes to you whether you want it or not.
But I am saying that because I am "in the middle of it"...maybe people end up being able to remove completely their fears at some point...
> But fear/panic will always be there, you can learn to live with it, but it's not a "monster you can kill".
This is not true.
Fear, like all emotions comes and goes. This is one of the first things you learn when you have a consistent meditation practice.
By clinging to an emotion, feeding it with conscious energy and identifying with it, you prolong the suffering it causes. The quicker you disidentify with it, the quicker it passes, just like every other emotion.
It may come back again, but that's not the same as "always be there" and the better you get with not associating and identifying with it, the less intense it becomes over time.
I have been in position where I was at the brink of panic.
That tingling sensation that slowly build up to feeling of total doom.
That quote was always an ancor point for me.
Not fear but panic is a killer. A total emotional overload is something that will kill you when in dangerous position.
I agree fear is part of you and can be useful when handled well.
Panic is fully negative state when fear takes over and you are running on pure emotion.
And that's what I always considered this quote to be referring to. Uncontrolled fear will paralyses your decision making making your life worse.
English is not my native language, so there's a possibility for me to learn how to rephrase it; maybe resonates with me is not the right word :) I'd appreciate it!