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According to [[H. P. Blavatsky]] the orthodox teaching of heaven is a distorted version of the concept of [[devachan]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VIII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1990), 403.</ref>
According to [[H. P. Blavatsky]] the orthodox teaching of heaven is a distorted version of the concept of [[devachan]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VIII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1990), 403.</ref>
==Online resources==
===Articles===
*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Heaven# Heaven] at Theosopedia
*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/2066# Heaven Isn’t Where You Think It Is] by Michael Byrne


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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==Further reading==
*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Heaven# Heaven] at Theosopedia


[[Category:Christian concepts]]
[[Category:Christian concepts]]
[[Category:Hindu concepts]]

Revision as of 17:08, 30 January 2013

Heaven is a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God or the gods and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky. The dwelling in heaven is usually associated to a state of bliss or happiness.

According to H. P. Blavatsky the orthodox teaching of heaven is a distorted version of the concept of devachan.[1]

Online resources

Articles

Notes

  1. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. VIII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1990), 403.