Desire Leads To Fear | Desirelessness is Fearlessness | Sathya Sai Baba Story

The way in which my first ever overseas trip materialised was a very important lesson for me - that desires are the root cause for fear. If we are desire-less we are fearless. It was sometime in March 2009 that I was invited to travel to Singapore, all-expense-paid, to deliver talks and satsanghs. Having never left Indian shores till then, the offer was tempting. My desire got the better of me and I tried every means possible to ensure that Swami blesses me to travel! Well, I got my heart's desire but it came about in a manner that taught me the most important lesson for life - be free of desire, be free of fear. This is the message of Swami’s Abhayahasta (literally translates into ‘the hand the confers fearlessness’) blessings as well. That is the blessing we must seek when Swami raises His hands to bless us: “Lord, grant me fearlessness. Grant me desirelessness.”