There is not a single human being on earth who is free from fear. Right? Of course, because we all have one or the other kind of fear. Of all kinds of fear, the greatest fear that most people have is the fear of death. Just the thought that it will all end is the most frightening fear that hounds people. We all know that our physical body is mortal, perishable and subject to decay and disease, yet we are so attached to our physical form that we cannot overcome the fear of losing it.
Many people across the world believe that there is only one human birth and there is no after-life. Hence they are even more fearful of dying. They live on a gross physical level indulging their sensual desires as much as they can before dying because they think that is the whole purpose of their physical existence. They go to an extent of stealing, grabbing, borrowing or begging to have what they desire.
As a result,their plans are limited to this life only and they fall into the trap of limited desires, greed, attachment and ego. All this stems from the fundamental belief that we have wrongly created and sustained for ages — that we are physical bodies instead of spiritual beings or soul.
Today most of the humans are living in body consciousness — resulting from the false identification of self with body. When a soul identifies with the characteristics of the body, we limit ourselves as being a male or female, young or old, ugly or pretty, black or white and so on. Such limited identities then influence our thoughts and actions.
Those who are ignorant of the soul are severely bound by their body. They think, act and live their whole life in a narrow limited way that makes everything in their lives limited.
Hence, in order to live a liberated life, we need to realise the truth that we all are spiritual beings in a human body and birth after birth we continue to play different roles. Thus, by being soul conscious, we can transcend our fears, attachments and vices and we can also conquer the fear of death and any kind of physical loss, thereby experiencing our original qualities such as peace, joy and love in an unlimited way.