And, then, with all his interests and activities centred in God, and fenced on all sides by the fire of dispassion, the saint moves in the world with fearlessness and freedom from desires and anxieties. Come what may; let the heavens fall on his head; or let the dreadful death knock at his doors; he remains fearless and firm. But, will he not also be afraid of God? No, not in the least. For he is now not only a loyal servant and friend of God; he is not different from God. Will water be afraid of water, or fire of fire? So long as there is unity with God, and at the same time unswerving devotion to Him which keeps this unity unimpaired, so long as, in other words, there is Bhakti in Advaita, the saint has no fear of any sort. This great quality of fearlessness (Abhaya), of which the Gita and the Upaniṣads speak so highly, is a twofold virtue of the saint. Not only does it mean that he becomes himself fearless, but it also means that he does not cause fear to any body. On the contrary, he loves all those who approach him for being saved even though they are his enemies. Paradoxically, however, the saint too like God, must be considered as an object both of fear and love. Like God, he too may act as a consuming fire towards those who are wicked and sinful. Let not people therefore dilly-dally with him by outwardly behaving in just the opposite way. In no way shall a dishonest person be safe in the hands of God or of a saint.