your perception of the afterlife

Now, I know the old saying: We have less of an understanding of God and the afterlife than an unborn baby does of this life. We can, however, speculate.

Heaven: I know for sure that it's not a garden in the clouds. It's becoming one with God, an absolute state of spiritual bliss and love, knowing you have done good in life. And now your soul can rest eternally with your loved ones and with a sense of the ultimate enlightenment. You leave the mortal world and arrive there without any regrets. Without any sense of "Why didn't I do this, or I could have done that." Heaven is unique to everyone who goes there.

Hell: I do not believe it's a cavern with lava and raging fires. The torture of Hell goes far beyond the physical pain that is described in the Bible. I think it's total separation from God, love, and hope. You gain a full understanding of the direction your life could have gone in and knowing you threw that all away by making others suffer. Like Heaven, it is unique to each person who goes there. I believe that it's much easier to get into Heaven than into Hell.

Salaam

In Islam the proof of the the afterlife is the prophets and what they say about it - The Quran the revelation given to the prophet Muhammad pbuh describes the hereafter both a great garden and a fire of hell and for the elect the beatfication vision. A great Book to read on Islam perception of the afterlife is Al Ghazzalis remembrance of death and the afterlife - translated by T. J winter - it expalins how Islam views death and the afterlife and also the middle parts between life and death as well like the grave.

You can find the book here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Al-Ghazali-Remembrance-Death-Afterlife-Religious/dp/0946621136

peace

Boaz said:

I believe that it's much easier to get into Heaven than into Hell.

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I hope your right lol.

perhaps one way to measure the value of a concept might be how it is used to transform one's life for the better? If concepts of afterlife can spur us to be better human beings in this life---then the concept has value.

On the other hand---some people use such concepts as an excersise in greedily accumulating "merit"/points in hopes of getting into Paradise---in a particular religious practice, some people bought caged birds---went to temple---and set them free in the belief that this would earn them 'merit". However, many birds were killed or hurt in order to get them caged in the first place so that random "merit-makers" could buy them..........

I think some reflection on the purpose of afterlife for this life might have benefits..............