Spider

A Tibetan story tells of a meditation student who, while
meditating in his room, believed he saw a spider
descending in front of him. Each day the menacing creature
returned, growing larger and larger each time. So
frightened was the student, that he went to his teacher to
report his dilemma. He said he planned to place a knife in
his lap during meditation, so when the spider appeared he
would kill it. The teacher advised him against this plan.
Instead, he suggested, bring a piece of chalk to meditation,
and when the spider appeared, mark an "X" on its belly.
Then report back. The student returned to his meditation.
When the spider again appeared, he resisted the urge to
attack it, and instead did just what the master suggested.
When he later reported back to the master, the teacher told
him to lift up his shirt and look at his own belly. There was
the "X".
Moral:- This is a good story which guides us to understand that
"Fear is nothing but our own imagination". The Monk saw
that the mark was on his stomach, which proves that there
was no spider, but his own imagination.