Fear: A Legacy of Evolution and Survival, a Barrier to Liberation

Fear has been one of the oldest mechanisms of survival in humans. In the past, this biological reaction served as a primary tool to cope with natural threats. However, in the modern era, with the transformation of dangers, fear has taken new forms—such as greed, competition, and the exercise of power—and has become deeply rooted in the human psyche as pervasive anxiety. This article analyzes the nature of fear, its embedded mechanisms in the brain, and its relation to social control systems, and proposes that only through awareness arising from consciousness—or the “soul”—can one be liberated from the dominance of a fear-based brain.