When it is said of God that He is the » Ultimate Truth » (S. 24, 25), just after the condemnation to the « terrible torture », (S.24, 24), this is not the fact of a distant God who decides your punishment.
God is, you are told, the Ultimate Truth, the one who is seen, the blossoming of what is.
God is the Real that unfolds.
Also, when it is said that your behavior will lead you to the terrible punishment, this will not be the fact of a god applying a sentence but rather the result of your behavior itself… the consequences brought about by it, the consequences programmed by your unconscious behavior. You condemn yourself to the worst misery for your soul, the misery of wandering.
To say then: « God this, God That » is a recourse to a dualistic script, with undeniably pedagogical virtues.
Once this narrative detour has been taken, as soon as you have chosen the path of language, you must abandon it and remember that what we call here « God » is the inherent force of the unfolding of reality.
By your actions in this reality, you condemn yourself. I am thinking here of the first verses of the Dhammapada: « as sure as the plow follows the oxen » that pull it, this omnipresent consequence speaks to you ahead of each act, word, thought and asks you if you are ready to unroll the consequences of the thread that you hold between your fingers.
Notes & Silence 
In other words, each is responsible for his, or her, own development, insight, awareness, and must bear the consequences of how that responsibility is discharged. God is not « other, » suffering is self-imposed.
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« what we call here « God » is the inherent force of the unfolding of reality » 👌👍🌟✨💫
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Thanks Graham..
A nice day to you.
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