Nothing to Attain, Nothing to Fear

📝Reflection

Fear usually comes from "lest I lose." But this verse asks: if there was nothing gained to begin with, is there anything to lose? We run our whole lives to attain something — achievement, recognition, security. And once we have it, we grow anxious lest we lose it. In this tug-of-war of gain and loss, the mind never rests an instant. "Nothing to attain" here does not mean give up. It means lay down the very belief that happiness depends on attaining something. When we know we are already whole, just as we are, obstruction vanishes — and fear vanishes with it.