Subrahmā the god asks for the escape from fear. The Buddha says there is no escape from fear without letting go of everything.Standing to one side, the god Subrahmā addressed the Buddha in verse: “This mind is always anxious, this mind is always stressed about stresses that haven’t arisen and those that have. If there is a state free of anxiety, please answer my question.” “Not without understanding and austerity, not without restraining the sense faculties, not without letting go of everything, do I see safety for living creatures.” That is what the Buddha said. … The god vanished right there.