Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I believe in sin and hell and piety and heaven as much as you do. But the Hindu teachings say the soul is eternal, always changing bodies, until the soul becomes God Conscious 100% Then they return to the spiritual world, with God Himself, in any form He is worshipped. And the Spiritual World is composed (only) of Consciousness and exists OUTside the Universes. Between death and rebirth the souls are subjected to hell in proportion to their sins (not eternal hell) and/or heaven in proportion to their piety, after which they are again reborn where they last left off. In this sence Heaven and Hell both exist within the universe, and neither are for eternal living, but only in proportion to sins and piety. The soul goes to heaven or hell in a subtle body of "mind" and in the mind the soul is again carried to another body after experiencing heaven and hell. But the Spiritual World is outside the material nature. The soul cannot enter the spiritual world while in the subtle-body of mind. Only the pure soul can enter the spiritual realm of God ... and THAT is eternal liberation. But surely heaven and hell are real, as is sin and piety. But eternal freedom in association of Christ lies in the Spiritual World, outside the subtle and gross material energy. And this material energy cannot be condemned because it is one of the powers of God, viz., His material energy. But the pure souls do not flourish in the material energy; only in the spiritual World can the soul flourish forever in divine service and association of God and His unlimited associates and forms and pastimes. New Email names for you! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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