The series of love letters between my teacher and me go back and forth.

When I say love letters, I mean letters that are human to human, full of heart and compassion.

Letters that help me process.

Help me understand.

Help me to just reflect and find words for this experience

that for so long has felt like a complete fog.

I'm not. complete fog. Some people think that the aim of meditation is to train yourself to the point that the messiness of life never arises, and instead it's just bliss and calm 24-7. But I've always believed that

the purpose of meditation is to help us feel everything, the highs and the lows, feel them fully

and with heart, moved by life, but not shaken by it. And with those thoughts, I'm excited in today's

meditative story that we'll hear from Susan David. Susan is a psychologist, author, and

TED speaker. The story she'll share with us is all about courage in its various forms,

all about turning to your fear and seeing it, and navigating a path through which leads to freedom.

In this series, we blend immersive first-person stories with mindfulness prompts to help

you recharge at any time of the day.

I'm Rohan and I'll be your guide for meditative story. The body relaxed. The body relaxed.

The body relaxed. The body breathing.

Your sense is open, your mind open, meeting the world. At around six years old, I start having this acute terror of death.

Developmentally, it's normal.

It's a time when most children become aware of mortality,

of the fact that everyone dies at some point.

But one of my earliest memories surrounding the sphere

is this ritual at bedtime with my parents.

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