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'''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. | '''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]]. | 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> | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 23 May 2012
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]
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. VIII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1990), 403.
Further reading
- Heaven at Theosopedia