# Seven Heavens

Seven Heavens is a part of religious cosmology found in many major religions such as Jusaism, Islam and Hinduism and in some minor religions such as Hermeticism and Gnosticism. The Throne of God is said to be above the seventh heaven in Abrahamic religions.

## The Afterworld (Non-biblical)

The other side (the spirit world) consists of many regions. The most well-known concept is that of seven heavens. When we die, we first come to the lower astral world. In Yoga, this is considered part of the earth and named Bhurloka. The second heaven is the middle astral world. The souls can move about the entire cosmos. They can go to the region of stars. Every star has a different sort of energy, and every soul can settle itself in the realm of a star. They can meet similar souls in this region. The fourth heaven is the world of positive souls. They have a positive system of beliefs. They follow love, peace, and truth. They are not totally enlightened in that they still have strong egos. But they can control the negative tendencies of their spirits and concentrate on positive. The fifth heaven is the first world of light. This light world is a paradise. In paradise, souls live in a state of enlightenment. One can only get to this paradise by being happy with oneself. It is helpful to exercise spiritual practices. The main technique for entrance into the world of light is the disintegration of the ego. The souls in paradise live in a state of love and the giving of love. They are not egoistic, rather altruistic. The sixth heaven is the world of the holy. In the seventh heaven, all outer forms cease to be. The soul rests still within God. Love, happiness, and peace in the seventh heaven are so big that there is no more room for movement. The holy beings here are simply enjoy their rest within God.
* The eighth heaven is found above the seven heavens. It is everything in one, the connection of light and love in one dynamic, unified entity. It is life in light and the ability to affect in the lower worlds (earth and the astral world). When we allow our happiness and enlightened bliss to permeate beyond the world of light, the happiness grows. The further we succeed in dissolving the ego, the more expansive is our level of happiness. If we live for the happiness of others, rather than our own happiness, we then become a kind of cosmic mother or father of all beings. God exists in essence as a mother and a father of all beings. He or she wants all beings to come to live in happiness and to come to the seventh heaven one day. This ist the way of a spiritual master. A spiritual master devotes his or her life to the service of others. Who wants to live as a spiritual master, should first of all even walk the spiritual path to the destination. Or he should practice a dual path. He should make himself spiritually to the target and simultaneously take all of his fellow men. Both ways are possible in yoga. One can live many years as a yogi first and then return after his enlightenment in the world in order to help his fellow human beings. Or you live simultaneously as a yogi and a Karma-yogi (spiritual teacher). Who lives in the eighth heaven, lives in the ultimate double happiness. One lives in the light (in God) and additionally in the dimension of love. But this way is to go even harder than the normal spiritual path. It requires much wisdom, if you want to help the many souls in the cosmos. One often has to take grief into account, in order to lead his fellows well on the way into the light. A spiritual master takes it into stride by bringing all the elements into balance within. The inner calm is achieved through outer peace in the form of time for oneself, spiritual exercises and trust in God. He deliveres essentially the leadership of the great masters and the spontaneous activity of life. The path of love is a mystery. He feels like a way of sacrifice and ends in the overall happiness. One day, suddenly starts to flow the inner happiness and fills the whole world.

## The Way of Wisdom and Love

Ulla: I just talked with a girlfriend about the difficult subject of pity and compassion.
Nils: Compassion is an important spiritual quality.
Ulla: Her sister always makes the same mistake again, to take the same kind of man that is not doing her well.
Nils: Learning from mistakes is good. This creates wisdom.
Ulla: My girlfriend empathizes too much with her sister.
Nils: Man / woman must be able to delimit oneself from the suffering of others. Otherwise one gets broken.
Ulla: Compassion is good. Pain is not good.
Nils: I do not like to separate between compassion and pity. I also sometimes suffer with the suffering people. But I can always rebuild myself and bring me into the inner balance.
Ulla: Some things cannot be solved. This must be recognized.
Nils: It is not good for anyone if you get sick out of compassion.
Ulla: Right!
Nils: Formerly I could not delimit well enough from the suffering of others. A wife in my positive thinking group had cancer. I was very taken.
Ulla: I understand that. So is my girlfriend now.
Nils: It's an art to maintain the right balance. I manage it through meditation and positive thinking. It is important always listen to your inner voice. I call it the voice of wisdom. Wisdom to me is the connection between mind and inner feelings. It is important to me always to be in good contact with myself.

## The Sermon on the Mount (From the Bible)

* Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
* Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
* Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
* Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
* Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
* Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Jesus meant "poor“ in terms of the inner self, and not the outer self. Outer poverty does not lead automatically to inner happiness. Those who let go of outer attachments, can simply exist and find a way to inner contentment in God. Suffering in and of itself does not lead to happiness. However, those who can take suffering in their lives and raise themselves through spiritual exercises, can find solace in inner peace. Mourning can help to let go, but one should not allow the self to be overwhelmed by grief. Grief is not the center of life, rather inner peace.
Those who can greet their fellow human beings with non-violence and placidity, can live in a relaxed and peaceful way. Those who are at peace with all things, are at peace with themselves.
Justice means correctness in the Bible. To long for a correct life, means to long for a life in the light of God. Those who long for happiness, joy and contentment will find it when they search for Jesus and ask for Him to come into their lives as Lord and savior.
Those who love their enemies will experience inner harmony. Those who experience Jesus as the center of their existence will be rewarded by God with an all-encompassing love, joy and inner peace.
Without a sacrifice of ego, the breakthrough to peace cannot be made. Read the Holy bible, pray to only Jesus the son of God and God Himself, forgive and help others each day. These things will provide the basis for such a righteous spiritual sacrifice. Those who do not go about this the right way, create inner tension and conflict.
A peacemaker is a person who makes peace within the self and the world. Those who ask Jesus into their life can be called holy, a son or daughter of God. Those who live in peace radiate peace into the world.
The central message of Jesus’ Mount Sermon is to show His followers how they are to conduct themselves in daily life. Our lives should be marked but the characteristics of Jesus Christ. May we overflow in good works and produce much good fruit to glorify God our Father in the name of Jesus Christ, amen (see John 15:8).

## The Lord´s Prayer

There is only one interpretation of the Word of God and many applications. We can apply the the Lord's Prayer in our own lives. The Pater Noster picture divides the Lord's Prayer in eight areas.
1.Our Father in heaven,
(We visualize God a person in heaven.)
2.hallowed be your name,
(We imagine a beautiful melody to our image of God.)
3.your kingdom come,
(We recognize our world as not a paradise.)
4.your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
(Gods ways are not our ways and He will accomplish all He sets out to do.)
5.Give us today our daily bread.
(We are grateful for everything positive in our lives.)
6.Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
(What do you want to forgive/ repent your fellow man / your life today?)
7.Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil.
(What false desires you want to let go of today?)
8.For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.
Believe in the Jesus Christ the Lord and you shall be saved (see John 3:16). Live a Christ centered life and join in fellowship with Him.

## Paradise Meditation (Non-biblical)

1. The Body = We concentrate on our bodies and through this process bring the spirit into a state of peace. We sense this through our legs and feet as we let the light circulate through our lower limbs. We think of the word “light” as our mantra. We let the light then circulate through our arms and hands while envisioning the word “light”. We then wrap our entire bodies in a vision of light and think of the word at the same time. Then we relax. We begin our ascent to heaven. First we enter the astral world. We become a soul. We then visualize a cloud composed of very fine energy which encircles the body. We are this cloud. We concentrate on the cloud and not our bodies. We leave the body and think of the mantra “I am a cloud. I am a soul. I am independent from my body.” We think of this mantra until we can feel this cloud.
2. Stars = We visualize the entire cosmos around us as full of stars. Our souls can travel anywhere they so desire. We meditate on the cosmos. We think of the mantra “stars”. We make large circles with the arms until we feel at one with the cosmos. We feel secure with our place in the world, we are at one with the world.
3. The World of Positive Souls = We land in the upper astral world, beyond the material cosmos. This is the world of positive souls. We become positive unto ourselves. We consider the positive points in our lives. We think of the mantra “Positive in my life is...” We count as many positive things as possible, until the soul is glowing with positivity.
4. The World of Happy Souls = Over the positive souls are the blessed souls. We are now in paradise. We imagine that all our wishes have been fulfilled. What do you wish? Fulfill them or let go of them here. Define the point where you have reached enough. Create contentment with your life. “My way to contentment is...”
5. The World of the Holy = Above the world of the happy souls lies the world of the enlightened. We become sons and daughters of God, Gods and Goddesses, enlightened Buddhas. We wish for a happy world. We envision the following: “I send light to... May all people be happy. May the world be a happy world.”
6. The Great Transformation = We move our hand to bless the entire cosmos with love and light. We move light into all areas of suffering. We send all suffering beings light. We surround them with light and think of the mantra “I send light to all suffering beings”. We think of all the problems in our lives and surround these problems with light. We integrate our problems into our life. We become masters of our lives. We surround all our life’s situations with light.
7. Seventh Heaven = We come to the seventh heaven. We visualize a sun with strong energy composed of peace, love and happiness. The hands lay relaxed in the lap. We think of the mantra, “Om sun, peace, love, happiness, living in the light.“ We fill our souls with peace, love, happiness and light, and rest in the light of God (in bliss, in the enlightenment energy).
8. God = We connect ourselves with god (the enlightened Masters). We rub the palms of our hands in front of the heart chakra and think, "Om god. Om inner wisdom. Please guide me and help me on my way.”

## Meditation of Love and Peace (Non-biblical)

The most important thing in spirituality is the inner voice. The inner voice is the voice of your own truth and wisdom. It is your feeling of rightness. You combine your intellect and your feeling. Follow the five features truth, peace, love, selfdiscipline and happiness. Than you will find your way into the light.
1. Light = We send light to the world. We visualize the earth, move a hand and think: "I send light to ... May all people be happy. May the world be happy."
2. Cosmos = We visualize the cosmos around us, a universe full of stars. We make large circles with our arms and think: "I take things the way they are. I let go of my false desires. I flow positive with my live."
3. God = We rub the palms in front of the heart chakra. We connect us with god (our enlightened Master) and think: "Om god and light, Om inner wisdom. I ask for guidance and help on my way."
4. Question = Think about your life. What are your goals? What is your way of a wise life? What does your inner wisdom say? "My way of wisdom is... Unwisdom is..."
5. Be optimistic = "My positive sentence is..." Optimism. Forward. Success.

## God

* What is God
* Existence of God
* What is Enlightenment
* God and Enlightenment
* God and Quantum Physics
* Afterlife
* Paradise
* Christianity
* Religious Toleration
* Discussion about God