Most people of this world agree that intuitively our energy does not cease when it leaves our bodies. Everyone from every religion around the world believes in this basic principle. It is the most common and fundamental belief of the ethereal thought process.
“To be afraid of death is only another form of thinking that one is wise when one is not; it is to think that one knows what one does not know. No one knows with regard to death wheather it is not really the greatest blessing that can happen to man; but people dread it as though they were certain it is the greatest evil." -The Last Days of Socrates”Life after death gives us hope. Our conscious mind cannot perceive itself not existing simply because it exist. If we simply returned to the dust, with no continuing purpose our lives would be miserable and full of despair. According to ancient Egyptians it was the one true hell. To think you are limited and reduced to a mere carbon life form that will be no more at the end of it's physical life is the one true hell. To believe in dust will only bring emptiness and despair because there is no hope for freedom. We are then subjected to the eternal torture of our own physical ailments because they signal the end of all that is to us.
~ Plato
Energy never ceases, but does change forms.
Any given energy becomes stronger when focused, and dissipates as it spreads. It never ceases though. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction proving this. Heat energy can change to electrical energy, and electrical energy can spark fire. Fire disperses it's energy, but it is not gone.
“The soul of man is immortal and imperishable.”We as carbon beings can use the energies around us in a focused way in order to leverage dominance over our domain. We as energy sources ourselves can bend, move, and displace other energies as we will.
― Plato
They say we lose a few grams of weight when we die. Does the soul have physical properties that can be measured? We can measure the electrical currents our body produces. We know that as long as we can move that we can synthesis energy from other forms of energy. We consume food which was other life material, produced by sunlight. We live off the sun, the sun is energy. We are energy.
Ego and the physical form.
It is my belief that ego only exist in the physical form. When we are not in the physical form we are void of ego. In our sleep and when we are unconscious we experience being without a sense of ego. Ego is the sense of self. When this sense is inflated we gain a sense of control, a sense of progress, and investment. Humiliation on the other hand is when someone degrades your self investment. Humiliation is the trigger for violent behavior. Death in the physical sense is threatened almost exclusively because of the ego in the physical realm. Since the ego is reflected to oneself in the physical realm it cannot transpire in the non-physical realm.
Good and Evil
"Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion."
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Most of what we interpret as evil actions are selfish acts imposed by others. They are a product of the ego. Take away our physical form and we cease to find evil as we know it. Punishments for crime are imposed for theft, lust, control, or power. Every violent act in the physical realm has no consequence in the spiritual realm, other than returning you to it.
If you thought for a moment that the person you killed could come back to life in another time and give you grief you would be less likely to attack them. There lies a sense of eternal investment. In the spirit of ourselves and those we love. This gives us hope and the courage it takes to fully live our lives.
Dissipating Energy
The closest thing I can describe as a true cause to evil acts is the sense of desperation of the ego. It is selfish, but not just to others, but the self. The ego will destruct itself if it is left unchecked. Humility will come. Energy is either growing concentrated or dispersing. People who's energy is dispersing are ok with it. Actions manifest in their lives that give fruit to their spirit. Throwing trash out the window, having little regard for others safety, not bathing, violent acts, drug use to escape. These are signs of dispersing or dissipating energy, and to those that it is happening to; they are alright with it.
Concentrated Energy
This is the most active of energies. It occurs when we have a celestial purpose. One that supersedes this life. This sprouts selflessness as we grow. When we love ourselves we show others love too. It all begins in ourselves. There is no end to love in this stage, and sacrifice is not at a cost, but returns a blessing.
Karma
Karma is the reaction of the universe to our own actions. It is neither good or evil, but a name for what comes back around when we do something. When we see karma we either think it is a blessing, or justice.
Fear of Death
Death is inevitable and therefore illogical to worry about. Regardless of your religion or beliefs it is going to happen to you too. Since we cannot change that we must concentrate only on the living, as long as we are.
“[T]hose who practice philosophy in the right way are in training for dying and they fear death least of all men.”
~ Plato, Phaedo
