A Guru is not someone who holds a torch for you. He is the torch.
Spirituality is ultimate greed. You don't just want a piece of creation - you want the source of creation.
Detachment does not mean non-involvement. You can be deeply involved but not entangled.
The first step towards knowing is to see that you do not know.
The fear is simply because you are not living with life, You are living in your mind.
What you see as cosmos is a living mind - intelligent space.