Man and Paradise

QUALIFICATION FOR PARADISE in the jungle full of thorns—Hell—where he will remain for all eternity in a state of regret and sorrow. In contrast, a person who responds positively to others’ negative behaviour will develop a flower-like character. If someone abuses him, he does not retaliate but forgives. If someone oppresses him, he refuses to behave in the same way. This person has lived like a flower among thorns. He has developed a flower-like character in this world. In the next world, in the life after death, he will be allowed to live in a garden of flowers—Paradise. QUALIFICATION FOR PARADISE To be eligible for Paradise in the Hereafter, one must possess two essential qualifications: acknowledging the truth of the one God and leading a principled life. The present, temporary world serves as a training ground for realized souls. Every person born into this world inevitably undergoes this training. Those who do not succeed in this training will be rejected in the next eternal phase of life, while those who do succeed will be selected to form the realized community, who will enter and enjoy the perfect Paradise in the life to come after death. In this world of trials, to be eligible for Paradise, every man or woman must possess two qualifications: the acknowledgement of the truth of the one God and the commitment to leading a principled life. Those who pass this test will be granted a place in Paradise, where all their desires will be fulfilled. Those who fail will endure eternal deprivation.