the difference between heaven and hell , page-6

unnecessary to prove who spoke or wrote down what is true

what is true & provable is heaven and hell are words to express happiness and unhappiness; that the difference between heaven and hell lies in our state of mind

for example, if heaven is a physical location, as depicted in children's religious books, do you believe it is a place of unhappiness?

do you believe the hell of the children's religious books is a place of happiness?

heaven & hell refer to states of happiness & unhappiness

the problem for many is what they take to be heaven can quickly turn to into hell

they believe they are "content" even though their contentment is not purely mind dependent but, instead, dependent on external & material things, such as having a large bank account & taking trips in their old age on luxury ocean liners

this is not true contentment

when it is reported Buddha said: "contentment the greatest wealth" he was not referring to a contentment dependent on great material wealth

regards