Do you believe heaven and Hell are not 'places' as such but rather a STATE of existence where individuals exist in as a single consciousness. Earth 'bad' people existing in 'Hell' consciousness, and Earthly good people existing in 'Heavenly' consciousness ? Both consciousness has neither time or physical dimensions ? That's my interpretation of Heaven and Hell, what's your ?
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Given the choice, I d go with heaven and hell being states of mind, though I bristle at the concept of either.
We have created, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, a deity who most personifies man, complete with the set of morals and concepts that one might associate with humans. What we've done, I believe, is create a God in the image of man.
The Universe has no need of vengeance, judgment, or even time. The Universe no more cares that you eat kosher food than it demands a certain period of worship weekly. The Universe flows. The more we pay attention to the current and float along it's path, the closer to "heaven" we are. The more we try to impose our own needs, beliefs and demands on the Universe, the further out of sync we fall.
