Fear is not only of little things but also of great things: you are afraid of your wife or husband, you are afraid of losing your job, you are afraid of public opinion, you are afraid of not having anything permanent in life. Everybody seeks some form of permanency. As there is no permanency in this world or in any relationship, the mind turns to something much more... seeks something much more permanent, which you call God – an idea. Having established the idea, you hold it tight to your heart, but it is only an idea.
From Public Talk 7, New Delhi, 11 February 1962