T148 PNC - Fear Itself Is Fear of Hashem — Infinite Depth of Yirat Hashem (1 seg)

The trait of fear — any fear, in and of itself — is actually fear of God. Every genuine fear, at its deepest root, is fear of the divine. If that is so, then this fear itself must also possess fear — a deeper, more refined fear must lie beneath the first. And that second-level fear is also fear of God. And if so, then it too must possess a deeper fear. This continues infinitely. The teaching: fear has no bottom — there are always deeper and more refined levels of yirat Hashem waiting to be uncovered. The person who thinks he has 'achieved' fear of God is mistaken; there are always deeper dimensions. At the same time, every genuine fear a person experiences — including fears that seem mundane or even irrational — at their root contains a spark of genuine yirat Hashem. The work is to recognize that root and consciously redirect the fear toward its source.