Polarity: why LOVE beats FEAR hands down

[Paco]

While at a certain level I agree with Steve when he says that neither polarization is better that the other, ultimately LOVE beats FEAR and I'll try to explain here why.

Where does LOVE polarization lead you to? It leads you to the light, to unity, to the highest good of all (thgoa) for everyone. Light, love, thgoa, what these words are spelling is the Divinity, the Cosmic Consciousness, God, the whole Universe! We can call it That.
Where does FEAR lead you? I haven't thought much about it because it is not important. What's important is that it leads you somewhere else, not to become one with That. I think FEAR leads you to your ego, though.

And so?
Well, why are you reading this forum, anyway? We want personal development. We have tried new cars, a higher income, power, plastic surgery... but it doesn't cut it, we want more and more. So what could possibly quench that thirst? What are we looking for here? Here, there and everywhere, by the way.
We want to feel better. We want joy.

We started with security, a higher income and expensive watches. From there, some went further out themselves (the FEAR polarization), and tried to have more. More money, more power, etc. Others realized something: not even all the money in the world can save you. Not even all the power in the world can quench that thirst. How did they noticed? No matter how much money/public recognition/etc they had, at night, before going to sleep, they still felt thirsty.

Why? Well, it looks like that thirst is infinite! So what could possible quench an infinite thirst? Only something infinite, too.
It seems to me that that thirst is actually something we have imprinted in our beings calling us home. Something imprinted way deep in our selves, so we don't forget where we came from. To remind us that our ultimate goal is to come back home. Or should I say, to merge back home.
Love, and only love, can help you get there.

But you might prefer FEAR, and that's fine. I guess you won't move forward until you become the richest woman or man in the world and learn your lesson.

[Mark Lapierre]

Steve explaining fear polarization as it relates to God/Source:

The peak emotion of polarized fear energy is that of feeling unstoppably powerful. When you build a certain intensity of fear energy, you will feel incredibly powerful and dominant. This is how those who polarize with fear energy connect with God or Source. They strive to become gods unto themselves.

That's where fear polarization leads, which is the same place as love polarization. The paths are different, the destination is the same.

[escapee]

Love definitely beats down fear in term of power (as detailed in the power Vs force). But as far as i understand there are different levels of fear . Hitler and the emperor of the sun used the massive energy of fear in WWII but was ultimately beaten down by the same kind of energy by the allied forces (Hiroshima, Nagasaki) . What made the difference then. One fear that is based on the prejudice and murder, another fear that is based more towards justice and freedom. Would love be enough to stop the intention of old axis force to dominate and conquer ? I'm really not sure, I think it would take a super angel kind of love to neutralize the intention. Ghandi has done that on weaker level of fear based energy so i guess it's still possible.

[yossarian]

Originally Posted by escapee

Would love be enough to stop the intention of old axis force to dominate and conquer ?

In my mind there are two answers to this. One is that love is its own reward, and those who choose it don't choose it based on outcomes. Love is about outcome independence - it's unconditional and unwavering regardless of circumstances or effects. So from that perspective, your question would be irrelevant.

The other more practical answer would be that people motivated by the love of the downtrodden and persecuted would be willing to channel this love into violently opposing the axis forces. However you always run into the issue of loving the axis forces. How do you simultaneously love the axis forces and their own choices (which are a part of them) while loving the people they are oppressing?

Is loving a person not also respecting his free will? If yes, we must certainly include respecting the Axis' choices and therefore not violently interfering.

I think both of these answers are basically "correct" despite their different hues.

I don't have a good answer but I want to hear one if anyone has one.

[Paco]

Originally Posted by Mark Lapierre

Steve explaining fear polarization as it relates to God/Source:
That's where fear polarization leads, which is the same place as love polarization. The paths are different, the destination is the same.

Well, Mark, I do not agree with Steve. I don't see how fear, control, greed, etc might lead you to God. It might lead you to religousness, not spirituality.
But then, probably I see things that way because I already made my choice!
Haha.

[Michael Chui]

Fear-based polarity ultimately resolves itself into the Lonely God syndrome, whereas love-based polarity resolves into reciprocal "I am you, and you are me" revelation. The Lonely God syndrome is that of great power and utter loneliness: the nature of your power lies in its disconnectedness.

The problem with fear-based polarization into Godhood is that it's really, really difficult. The road to Hell, as they say, is paved with good intentions.

This is why democracies (inclusive, reciprocative governments) are naturally better than dictatorships (exclusive, mastering governments). It's just not easy to put together a solid dictatorship, and even harder to make it last. Same with fear-based polarization.

If you can achieve it, then you can discover that singularity inside yourself that is the universe... but that's a really big if. On the other hand, if you expand and expand through love, then while the level of empowerment you can attain is the same, not getting there has no drawbacks. Fewer incremental rewards, true, but far fewer penalties for not making it.

[munish]

Originally Posted by Paco

Where does FEAR lead you?

Fear cripples the mind.