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When we talk about darkness, it gives a feeling of fear to us. It happens because since childhood, our parents, elders have told us some time or other that " Oh child...don't go into darkness. It is dangerous and strange things could happen to you." And the child starts to develop an imagination that darkness is something really dangerous. Actually, in the ancient time when man used to live in dense forests, there was danger of attacks from wild animals and due to darkness one could not run for help in the forest so man started fearing from darkness and started liking for light. After passage of time it became our consciousness.
Here I want to tell you that darkness is not so dangerous as we think. I am giving a view that may change your idea about darkness. First, most of us can sleep in darkness only and become restless when someone puts on light. In the darkness, we cannot see each other's face, body or presence. So, it takes away our identity and we become formless till we remain in complete darkness. Logically, darkness takes away our differences on cast, religion, places. On the contrary, in light when one can see each other's see their faces and then starts to identify each other on the basis of cast, religion, name, surname or places etc. But, my purpose is not to criticize light but my objective of this article is to make aware about medicinal value of darkness.
Doesn't it sound a little crazy that there is medicinal value of the darkness? Yes, it is. If you have some sort of fear or you find uneasiness in public or during evening hours then darkness is specially very helpful. The method is that you need to enter into a room which is completely dark. There should not be a single ray of light and sit there for some time. Initially for five minutes, then ten, fifteen or gradually increase the time. But don't go beyond one hour. Keep open your eyes in the normal manner and see the darkness. Be a witness of the darkness. Just keep watching the darkness. Your hidden fear will come on surface. Your mind will show some danger pictures. You will feel afraid of the experience initially. Even you may think that it is danger to live in darkness so stop the experiment. But as soon as this thought appears in your mind, be sure, you have a hidden fear and only darkness could help you out. When you keep on practicing this and increase the duration till 1 hour then you will start to realize that your fear got vanish. All fears which were hidden inside the heart or mind will come on surface and automatically go away. After three months of practicing this method, stop practicing it. The method has done its role and your are now free of fears
