Qualification For the Ideal World

QUALIFICATION FOR THE IDEAL WORLD God is like making oneself smaller, not only to God but to others as well. But this is the virtue that will raise man to the highest position. It will take him to the very entrance to Paradise. The second important thing in this set of requirements is to lead a principled life. Generally, man’s character is moulded by his emotions—anger, revenge, jealousy, hatred, rivalry, etc. These are the negative feelings that shape man’s personality. But what man ought to do is to become disciplined in such matters. He should not build his character under the influence of external incentives but by his own decisions; he should establish it based on higher principles. This is what is called a divine character.