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does not attach any special value to heaven. It teaches that these heavens are

phenomenal and transitory. Even if one dwells in heaven for millions of years,

these millions of years are nothing before eternity. Real everlasting

happiness can be attained by realising one’s own Atman or the Immortal Soul.

Eternal bliss is within. Perennial joy is in your own innermost Self. The

little pleasure that you get from objects is only reflection of the bliss of

the Soul. It is a particle of that real, eternal bliss of Soul. Man sees God

face to face. He lives in God. There is no intervening veil or limitation

between him and the Lord. He lives in absolute and complete oneness with Him. He

is ever blissful. This is Heaven. From the transcendental viewpoint, there is

neither heaven nor hell. They are creations of psycho-physical necessities. If

your mind is filled with Sattva, you are in heaven. If Tamas and Rajas

preponderate in your mind, you are in hell. When a man who has done

meritorious actions dies, he becomes a Deva or god and dwells in heaven. He

enjoys various kinds of pleasures in heaven. During his period of stay in

heaven he does not do any fresh Karma or action. Dwelling in heaven is simply a

reward for his past good

actions. In the Deva form he does not perform any Karma at all. Abandon the

idea of heaven. The idea of obtaining eternal happiness in heaven is a vain

dream. It is a puerile idea. Seek the eternal bliss in your own Atman through

meditation. You are the Immortal Soul, free, eternal; you are ever pure, ever

blessed. Assert your birth-right. Proclaim your freedom and be what you really

are, ever free, ever blessed. Everything in time, space and causation is bound.

The soul is beyond all time, all space, all causation. ‘Tat Tvam Asi’, Thou art

That, my child. Realise this and be ever happy. Men who enjoy heaven suffer

great misery and extreme regret in this world. Therefore do not desire to go to

heaven. Try to reach that supreme abode of eternal bliss from where there will

be no fall. Seek that unfailing region, going to which people have not to

lament, or to be pained, or to be agitated. Practise Jnana Yoga. Engage

yourself in constant meditation on Para Brahman or the Supreme Self. Attain

knowledge of the Imperishable and obtain the supreme state of emancipation,

which is eternal. Then censure and praise will become equal to you. A brick, a

stone and a piece of gold—all will become the same to you.

----Sri Swami Sivananda

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