Why did Jesus initially show the fear of crucifixion, but remain calm later on?

[sridatta]

Shri Anil asked: Swami, You preach that when God comes here in human form, He enjoys even misery, just like happiness. But, in the Bible, it is mentioned that just before the crucifixion, Jesus underwent tremendous mental agony due to the forthcoming crucifixion. It is said that He sweated blood due to that intense tension. Why did Jesus not enjoy that agony and keep a smiling face? However, during His trial in the court and during the actual crucifixion, He kept silent. Why was there this difference in His behavior?

Swami replied: In the Human Incarnation, there are two components: (1) the God-component and (2) the human being-component. Before His arrest, as Jesus was praying to God, it was the human being-component that prayed to God, requesting Him to avoid the crucifixion, if possible. In this situation, the human being-component had separated from God. Later on during the trial, God had merged with the human being-component again and, as a result, the human being-component kept silent. Even while praying to God before the arrest, the separated human being-component agreed that if God wished for the crucifixion to occur, God’s wish should be fulfilled. Even though the human being-component exhibited its normal nature of getting tense and feeling agony, being a perfect devotee of God, the human being-component gave its full consent to God for the crucifixion (“Let thy will be done”). The cruel crucifixion of Jesus was a divine programme meant to reform the cruel hearts of the public and fill their hearts with love and kindness.