I don't fear these things. If I control the spiritual, then the physical cannot affect the spiritual unless I choose to allow it. I don't know exactly how much the spiritual can affect the physical, but it can. I'm not sure the boundaries but I'm interested in finding out how much.
The choices I make are made from my own sense of compassion. Compassion comes from my own suffering, these consequences you say would be better to fear. Why should we fear that which brings compassion?
Suffering is the catalyst of compassion. In the stories of Buddha and Jesus I see them act from compassion for their fellow human being. Not fear of punishment nor consequence.
That is a good way of putting what "God" is. The sum total of all. That which is unmanifested(spirit) in that which is manifested(physical matter.)
Which is infinite potential. Some say "Brahma" some say "God" some say "Allah." No difference. Just words.
Suffering does turn into compassion. Own sensation of ability to feel. The same sensation all individuals can experience within.
Yes, Buddah and Jesus taught the same things. They were also of the divine internal consciousness and had nothing to fear.
There is no fear of punishment, consequence when one achieves the "Christ consciousness" or "Enlightenment" or "higher consciousness," or whichever words suit. Due to being led by pure consciousness, and the complete absolved and death to self/pysche/ego, it becomes impossible for the nature of that being to perform ill and negative energetic actions to themselves and others, and in return there is no fear or consequences, as they see others as an extension of themselves.
For one separated of mind in duality and the physical, fear is a good start before the dawning and rising of wisdom.
Fear is of the ego, the ego works through experience, and suffering through conscious involution and conscious evolution in the physical plane. The ego is not completely "bad." It's necessary to work through the rigors of conscious evolution before its ready to be crucified. Suffering ceases then.
That is the problem with suffering. How does one interpret if they are suffering for their actions and trying to be taught a lesson consciously, or if they are suffering because that's what this life is about due to text teachings and interpretations of man? Look at the western world and the eastern world. It's no different from how the western and eastern hemispheres of the brain work. When the two spheres become one, and whole, and even, that higher consciousness is reached. Meditation and light arises from the East side of the brain, now it's needed to combine that with the Western Hemisphere of the brain. The largest problem with Eastern teaching is suffering. After enlightenment, suffering should cease. When one can see truth as a puzzle, with pieces hidden in all religions and place them all together, it's a wonderful thing. On the evolution to enlightenment, suffering brings compassion. To keep suffering after enlightenment is not happiness, rest, or peace, or fullfillment wholly in mind. Suffering is a conscious state of hell, and not much better than fear. It also has control, dominion, and a stronghold over one. Hell/suffering, ego, fear... They are necessary up until a point they are crucified.
