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Seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness first, and all other things will be added to you.
St. John of the Cross
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Ascent of Mount Carmel, p. 348
The person who bathes at the confluence of the Ganga and the Saraswati earns the merit of the horse-sacrifice and also ascends to heaven.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingSacrificeOfferingSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 1026
That man who will worship me in the tirtha Sapta-Saraswat, there will be nothing unattainable for him in this life or the next. Without a doubt, he will go to the region called Saraswat in heaven after death.
Mahadeva
HinduTeachingDevotionWorshipSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 3471
In the heavenly world there is no fear; you are not there, O Death, and there is no dread of old age. Crossing both hunger and thirst, beyond grief, one rejoices in that realm.
HinduTeachingLiberationDeathSanskrit
Katha Upanishad 1.1.12
When someone possesses the three flames of Nachiketas and understands the triple nature of reality, they behold the flame of Nachiketas. This allows them to overcome the cycle of death and cast aside their sorrow, ultimately rejoicing in heaven.
Vedic Sages
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The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 200
In heaven, there is no fear at all. Death and old age do not exist there, and the soul can cross over hunger and thirst as if they were rivers, leaving sorrow behind and rejoicing.
Nachiketas
HinduScriptureGriefJoy
The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 199
I bow to the Supreme Lord, who dispels fear and is the destroyer of time, the king of yogis, and the storehouse of good qualities. He is beyond the realm of Maya, the Lord of the celestials, intent on killing evil-doers, and the only protector of the Brahmins.
Tulsidas
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Ramcharitmanas — Lanka Kand Part 1 (verses 805–889), p. 1
Place the joys of heaven and the bliss of liberation on one side of the scale, and they will all be outweighed by a moment's joy derived from communion with the saints.
Tulsidas
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Ramcharitmanas — Sundar Kand (verses 745–804), p. 7
The moment the water of the Ganges touched their remains, their spirits were absolved from the sin of insulting a holy sage and ascended to heaven.
Tulsidas
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Ramcharitmanas — Ayodhya Kand Part 4 (verses 501–563), p. 36
Wealth, home, and kingdom are but sources of sorrow for a woman without her lord.
Tulsidas
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Ramcharitmanas — Ayodhya Kand Part 2 (verses 402–480), p. 8
I would rather be infamous worldwide and lose my good name, and even be damned to perdition and give up heaven
Tulsidas
HinduRenunciationNaam (Divine Name)Sanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Ayodhya Kand Part 1 (verses 351–401), p. 41
He measured the entire earth and covered the heaven with another step. For the third step, Lord Vamana planted his foot on the blessed demon and sent him down to the subterranean region known as Sutala, where he became the sovereign.
Tulsidas
HinduScriptureKnowledgeBlessingsSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Ayodhya Kand Part 1 (verses 351–401), p. 29
At the sound of cheers, the praises sung by the bards, the recitation of the Vedic texts, and the beating of kettledrums, the wise immortals rejoiced and rained down flowers from the trees of paradise.
Tulsidas
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Ramcharitmanas — Bal Kand Part 5 (verses 265–315), p. 48
Ayodhya grants an abode in Rama's heaven; it is celebrated throughout all the worlds and is the holiest of the holy.
Tulsidas
HinduTeachingNaturePuritySanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Bal Kand Part 1 (verses 1–97), p. 46
Whoever knows God in this world, as it were, lives in a paradise, the vastness of which is like the vastness of the heavens and the earth. This paradise's fruits can be plucked without any envy, and its size is not reduced by the number of people occupying it.
Al-Ghazali
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Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 44
Even if God hadn't created heaven or hell, He still deserves to be worshiped.
Al-Ghazali
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Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 43
Paradise is for those who intend to sin but then remember that God's eye is upon them and restrain themselves.
Al-Ghazali
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Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 32
The Koran states, 'We offered the responsibility of free will to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains, but they refused to accept it. However, humanity took it on.
Al-Ghazali
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Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 24
The Prophet said, "Death is a bridge that unites friends," and "The world is a paradise for the faithless, but a prison for the faithful."
Prophet
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Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 22
He travels through the various divine realms every day, riding celestial vehicles, surrounded by beautiful celestial beings.
Vyasa
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Mahabharata, p. 5815