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Almost all of us have heard of stories referring to heaven and hell in
our childhood days. We were told that if we do good to others we are
taken to heaven after death and in contrast if we do anything wrong we
are pushed into hell. Such notions were good and revered until recent
times. With all the materialistic knowledge that we have acquired now,
we conclude the concept of hell and heaven as unrealistic cock and bull stories that are best as a bedtime story. Yet one good thing about the mentioning of hell and heaven in
that tender age was to restrict the young mind from getting negative
thoughts. The fear of hell or the fantasy of heaven created a new world
in the thoughts of the young and helped in taking them on the righteous
path.
But instead what happened when the younger generation started to heed to rational thoughts, the fear of doing wrong and moral fear has completely vanished. The concept of hell and heaven is no longer appealing. Alternative to calling the concept of hell and heaven as baseless, if we carefully observed we would understand that indeed we get to experience heaven and hell in this present life itself.
Goodness in me makes my surrounding happy and in turn I am happy and that is heaven. Since goodness does not allow anger or hatred to reside in my mind every experience I endure is heaven like. Unlike if I am immoral I make a mess of my surrounding and those around me experience hell and in the process I also will be experiencing hell. If there is anger, hatred, greed, jealousy, voracity and audacity there is no place for the goodness to reside in me. With no goodness there is guilt feel in whatever I do this irritates me and affects my actions, with all these facilities I am in hell.
Once there was a Sage meditating peacefully in a forest. Suddenly his meditation was interrupted by the sound of approaching horse's hooves. The Sage gently opened his eyes to find the King of the region on the horse. The King had come on hunting, as he had heard of the yogic powers the Sage possessed and wished to check his greatness. Without ascending from the horse the King asked the Sage, “I have heard a lot about you and your yogic powers. Using your power can you show me heaven and hell while I am alive?”
“O King, you have a crazy desire of have a look at heaven while you are still alive” asked the Sage. “I do not think you are kind enough for me to take you to heaven. Even if I take you there you will be pushed out of the gates, let go allowing you inside.”
Hearing those words from the Sage, the King drew his sword and raised it high above his head. With eyes red in anger, his face fuming, veins on his neck standing out prominent and sweat dripping from his nape the King was about to sever the head of the Sage. “That is hell, now you are exactly in hell” said the Sage gently, pointing towards the King.
King did understand what the Sage was referring to as hell. In about a fraction of a second, the King was overcome with admiration, compassion and love for this gentle being who had dared to risk his life to give him such a lovely and lively teaching. His heart was filled with joy, his face went gentle and his eyes were damp. He lowered the risen sword and stood with his eyes filled with tears of gratefulness. “And this, O King” said the Sage, “is the heaven. Heaven and hell aren’t those places we get to experienced after death but it is our own creations. We create heaven and also hell every day in our life.”
The King got down from the horse and bowed to the Sage….....
Where do you want to reside today in HEAVEN or HELL?????
But instead what happened when the younger generation started to heed to rational thoughts, the fear of doing wrong and moral fear has completely vanished. The concept of hell and heaven is no longer appealing. Alternative to calling the concept of hell and heaven as baseless, if we carefully observed we would understand that indeed we get to experience heaven and hell in this present life itself.
Goodness in me makes my surrounding happy and in turn I am happy and that is heaven. Since goodness does not allow anger or hatred to reside in my mind every experience I endure is heaven like. Unlike if I am immoral I make a mess of my surrounding and those around me experience hell and in the process I also will be experiencing hell. If there is anger, hatred, greed, jealousy, voracity and audacity there is no place for the goodness to reside in me. With no goodness there is guilt feel in whatever I do this irritates me and affects my actions, with all these facilities I am in hell.
Once there was a Sage meditating peacefully in a forest. Suddenly his meditation was interrupted by the sound of approaching horse's hooves. The Sage gently opened his eyes to find the King of the region on the horse. The King had come on hunting, as he had heard of the yogic powers the Sage possessed and wished to check his greatness. Without ascending from the horse the King asked the Sage, “I have heard a lot about you and your yogic powers. Using your power can you show me heaven and hell while I am alive?”
“O King, you have a crazy desire of have a look at heaven while you are still alive” asked the Sage. “I do not think you are kind enough for me to take you to heaven. Even if I take you there you will be pushed out of the gates, let go allowing you inside.”
Hearing those words from the Sage, the King drew his sword and raised it high above his head. With eyes red in anger, his face fuming, veins on his neck standing out prominent and sweat dripping from his nape the King was about to sever the head of the Sage. “That is hell, now you are exactly in hell” said the Sage gently, pointing towards the King.
King did understand what the Sage was referring to as hell. In about a fraction of a second, the King was overcome with admiration, compassion and love for this gentle being who had dared to risk his life to give him such a lovely and lively teaching. His heart was filled with joy, his face went gentle and his eyes were damp. He lowered the risen sword and stood with his eyes filled with tears of gratefulness. “And this, O King” said the Sage, “is the heaven. Heaven and hell aren’t those places we get to experienced after death but it is our own creations. We create heaven and also hell every day in our life.”
The King got down from the horse and bowed to the Sage….....
Where do you want to reside today in HEAVEN or HELL?????
Very well explained.The results of the good and bad deeds are not after some long time.They appear immediately it is the calmness where one feels in heaven and in restless ness one feels terrible which is hell.To experience we neednt go anywhere.While creating happniess there is heaven and it comes back to you.That is why we have to take care of our actions.
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