Duality and Creation : Where are Heaven and Hell?

I have often said that Duality is the very foundation of Creation. I say this because the concept of Duality simply means that one thing must have something else to compare itself to, otherwise there would be only one thing (”everything”). This may seem fairly obvious, but the actual depths of this insight are vital to understanding both yourself and reality.

Duality plays into everything…
Physically: Light/Dark, Soft/Hard, Visible/Invisible, Real/Unreal, Awake/Asleep, Living/Dead, Quiet/Loud, Past/The Future, etc.
Mentally: Anger/Love, Fear/Faith, Greed/Generosity, Wisdom/Foolishness, Sadness/Joy, Understanding/Confusion, etc.

The most important thing to remember is not “why duality exists” but rather that it does exist. You could question this, even go into great thought about each of the things that I have listed. You could delve into memory, or even read a book to validate this. Realize though, no matter how much you want to doubt that this is true…it will still remain true.

Duality, however, is not the only reason I am writing this. I am writing this as an attempt to understand the origin of this thing we call “Heaven” and “Hell”. Modern religion would state that Heaven and Hell are destinations after death. The pearly white gates in the clouds and the eternity of pain in the Lake of Fire (nice imagery, eh?)
Ignoring the assumptions of others, what then is Heaven and Hell? Where are these places? The answer lies in Duality.

Heaven and Hell are simply two sides of the same thing. The very concept of “God” is that God is everything…and therefore one thing. Putting this together, Heaven and Hell are just perception of God. To explain this a little better, let’s look at what we think Heaven and Hell are like.

Hell : Pain, Torture, Sorrow, Guilt, Punishment for “Sins”
Heaven : Peace, Love, Contentment, and Safety

Basically, Hell is reality without the presence of “God”, where Heaven is simply reality in complete connection to “God”.
Remembering who you are (see “A question worth asking…”), does this not mean that Heaven and Hell are entirely dependant on how you view reality? Everything that exists, exists in your mind…you have infinite freedom to view reality however you please. This alone gives you the keys to Heaven or Hell. Duality comes into play again here. As I mentioned in another writing, in Duality you can either move away from something or towards something..The argument could be made that you can go “sideways” but that would still mean moving “towards” one direction or “away” from another.
Knowing that you are “God”, this means that Heaven and Hell are perceptions of yourself. This also means that Heaven and Hell are not destinations after death…they are, in fact, right here and readily available to us (as everything else is)

To be yourself is Heaven, To attempt to be something else is Hell.

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