{"id":1245,"date":"2010-05-27T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2010\/05\/litany-against-fear\/"},"modified":"2010-05-27T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T00:01:00","slug":"litany-against-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2010\/05\/litany-against-fear.html","title":{"rendered":"Litany Against Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

On a recent episode of Chuck, Morgan Grimes said that \u201cfear is the mind-killer\u201d and the words seemed strangely familiar. Then I came across the quote that reminded me where I had heard them before. It is the\u00a0a line\u00a0from the Bene Gesserit<\/a> \u201cLitany Against Fear<\/a>\u201d in Frank Herber\u2019s novel Dune<\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I must not fear. <\/strong>
Fear is the mind-killer. <\/strong>
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. <\/strong>
I will face my fear. <\/strong>
I will permit it to pass over me and through me. <\/strong>
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. <\/strong>
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. <\/strong>
Only I will remain.<\/strong> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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