Irmgard Hetterich - YEARNING FOR HEAVEN

Irmgard Hetterich

YEARNING FOR HEAVEN

Will Believers Achieve Eternal Life

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A place or a thought A place or a thought It depends on how you interpret the word “heaven” and many people have different ideas about it. Some people consider it a place where the soul goes to when the body doesn’t function any more. Our body is actually like a machine and more and more it is possible to replace parts so that this extraordinary creation lasts longer. Some see the brain as a computer and think after it stops functioning it is the end of our existence and there is no afterlife. There are different religions and each has a different view of what will happen when this useful complicated machinery called a human body stops to function. It is a terrible thought if death means all is over. Some think that the idea of heaven is only for weak people who are afraid of the dark and need some kind of consolation to die peacefully. I think that is a good idea to have some kind of comfort when dying because all living things are frightened of the unknown and death is dubious to us. What happens to what we believe to be a soul, the breath of God which is responsible for life, when the body starts rotting because it is only a mechanism for the spirit, which you cannot see? We do not want an expectation of oblivion for a soul which frees itself from its bondage. Many people see heaven as the final resting place or some kind of existing presence near God. Some say that only those who believe in Jesus will be able to get there and others say that only those people who are good will go through the gate of heaven. Such films are often shown were souls are standing in front of a huge gate in the sky surrounded by clouds. Some jokes are made about who will be allowed into heaven or has to burn in hell. Or there is an idea that the soul returns in another form after death which could be a better life than lived before, if one did good deeds. After many recreations a soul can finally reach Nirvana. Destiny is determined by our behavior if we are good or bad. Those who are good will be redeemed on the Day of Judgment and will be rewarded with riches they had sought in life. Most of the ideas concern the behavior of humans when living on earth, which some see as a prelude to a heavenly existence elsewhere.

Religions Religions Different parts of the world had different preachers who had different ideas about life after death. Many followers spread their teachings. (I just read this Article “Heaven Can’t Wait” by Jon Meacham in Time Life Magazine April 16, 2012, and all the following information about different religions is on page 42.) In some parts of the world there are Buddhist of the Pure Land schools who can achieve rebirth in wonderlands that are way stations toward Nirvana –the ultimate cessation of ego and desire. These followers believe in a “Western Paradise” when they follow the teachings of Buddha Amitabha. For the Tibetan Buddhism there is a Hindu god Shiva and Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas is s holy place. By Hinduism the great Hindu god Vishnu reposes far above the highest heavens in Vaikuntha, a gathering place for those who have achieved spiritual liberation through him. Islam believes the dead must await the Day of Resurrection to receive judgment. It provides many details about the rewards and pleasures awaiting the souls who are ushered into heaven who have the privilege of seeing God’s face. By Judaism the Torah says little about heaven but the works of 16thcentury rabbi Isaac Luria – divided the cosmos into several spheres and layers, thought which move the sparks of souls. The highest of these realms is Atziluth, from which the pure deity emanates. Taoism – in ancient China, heaven – tian – was not merely sky but a god. The Jade Emperor governs the universe from Da Luo Tian – the highest of 26 heavens – using an intricate celestial bureaucracy that parallels the earthly administration of imperial China. The religion of Zoroastrianism inspired many an Abrahamic tenet, including the dichotomy of heaven and hell. After death, souls must try to cross a bridge. The blessed will ease over into Garo Demana – the House of Song. The damned head for Drujo – Demana – the House of the Lie. All these religions are teachings from different people through the centuries and I found the above descriptions in Time Magazine as listed above.

What I learned

Humans have reason

Good men

Hell within

Hell outside you

Heaven within

Heaven outside you

Heaven comes closer

You’ve got to believe it’s getting better

No need for wars

Impressum

A place or a thought

It depends on how you interpret the word “heaven” and many people have different ideas about it. Some people consider it a place where the soul goes to when the body doesn’t function any more. Our body is actually like a machine and more and more it is possible to replace parts so that this extraordinary creation lasts longer. Some see the brain as a computer and think after it stops functioning it is the end of our existence and there is no afterlife. There are different religions and each has a different view of what will happen when this useful complicated machinery called a human body stops to function.

It is a terrible thought if death means all is over. Some think that the idea of heaven is only for weak people who are afraid of the dark and need some kind of consolation to die peacefully. I think that is a good idea to have some kind of comfort when dying because all living things are frightened of the unknown and death is dubious to us. What happens to what we believe to be a soul, the breath of God which is responsible for life, when the body starts rotting because it is only a mechanism for the spirit, which you cannot see? We do not want an expectation of oblivion for a soul which frees itself from its bondage.

Many people see heaven as the final resting place or some kind of existing presence near God. Some say that only those who believe in Jesus will be able to get there and others say that only those people who are good will go through the gate of heaven. Such films are often shown were souls are standing in front of a huge gate in the sky surrounded by clouds. Some jokes are made about who will be allowed into heaven or has to burn in hell. Or there is an idea that the soul returns in another form after death which could be a better life than lived before, if one did good deeds. After many recreations a soul can finally reach Nirvana. Destiny is determined by our behavior if we are good or bad. Those who are good will be redeemed on the Day of Judgment and will be rewarded with riches they had sought in life.

Most of the ideas concern the behavior of humans when living on earth, which some see as a prelude to a heavenly existence elsewhere.

Religions

Different parts of the world had different preachers who had different ideas about life after death. Many followers spread their teachings. (I just read this Article “Heaven Can’t Wait” by Jon Meacham in Time Life Magazine April 16, 2012, and all the following information about different religions is on page 42.) In some parts of the world there are Buddhist of the Pure Land schools who can achieve rebirth in wonderlands that are way stations toward Nirvana –the ultimate cessation of ego and desire. These followers believe in a “Western Paradise” when they follow the teachings of Buddha Amitabha.