Elation is Heaven. Despondency is Hell.
Hell...is a place. A place of the mind. A mental state where there is much worry and suffering.
Heaven is not a superterrestial region of perpetual spring; it is an inner experience, a state of supreme bliss.
Perhaps you feel that by performing acts of charity or by participating in various auspicious rituals or by doing some acts of penance, you will reach heaven. However, God declared that heaven is only temporary. He said, "My child, there is something which is greater than heaven. I am not saying that you should stop performing sacrifices, austerities, religious rituals, and the like. You have to engage in such worshipful activities as part of your duty. However, do everything you do for the welfare of the world. Do not act with a selfish motive. Perform every action selflessly; disinterestedly, concerned only with the peace, the welfare and prosperity of the world at large. Do not be concerned with reaching heaven. Heaven will last only as long as the merits of your actions last. Once these merits are exhausted, you will have to come back to earth. Therefore, give up your longing for heaven which is temporary and impermanent. Cultivate nearness and dearness to the Lord. Become merged in Him; that is what is truly important. When you understand the secret of action and perform all your actions from the proper perspective, you will be able to acquire divinity itself.
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