Evaporating fear and anxiety

"Generally speaking, we are not strong. We are rather greedy and rather lazy. We are fearful and have confusions and anxieties. But when we can testify to, and sense, see, and feel Buddha Nature itself, these inner anxieties will be allayed. The reason why our anxiety is so acute is that we don't know who we really are. Once that is settled by realizing true Buddha Nature, we can calm down."

Eido Shimano Roshi
Excerpt | Points of Departure (Zen Buddhism with a Rinzai View)