Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 87

           Thekarmicphilosophyappealstomeonametaphoricallevelbecauseeveninonelifetimeit’sobvioushowoftenwemustrepeatoursamemistakes,bangingourheadsagainstthesameoldaddictionsandcompulsions,generatingthesameoldmiserableandoftencatastrophicconsequences,untilwecanfinallystopandfixit.Thisisthesupremelessonofkarma(andalsoofWesternpsychology,bytheway)-takecareoftheproblemsnow,orelseyou’lljusthavetosufferagainlaterwhenyouscreweverythingupthenexttime.Andthatrepetitionofsuffering-that’shell.Movingoutofthatendlessrepetitiontoanewlevelofunderstanding-there’swhereyou’llfindheaven.

           ButhereKetutwastalkingaboutheavenandhellinadifferentway,asiftheyarerealplacesintheuniversewhichhehasactuallyvisited.AtleastIthinkthat’swhathemeant.

           Tryingtogetclearonthis,Iasked,"Youhavebeentohell,Ketut?"

           Hesmiled.Ofcoursehe’sbeenthere.

           "What’sitlikeinhell?"

           "Samelikeheaven,"hesaid.

           Hesawmyconfusionandtriedtoexplain."Universeisacircle,Liss."

           Istillwasn’tsureIunderstood.

           Hesaid."Toup,todown-allsame,atend."

           IrememberedanoldChristianmysticnotion:Asabove,sobelow.Iasked."Thenhowcanyoutellthedifferencebetweenheavenandhell?"

           "Becauseofhowyougo.Heaven,yougoup,throughsevenhappyplaces.Hell,yougodown,throughsevensadplaces.Thisiswhyitbetterforyoutogoup,Liss."Helaughed

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