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The nature of heaven is to provide a place there for all who lead good lives, no matter what their religion may be.
Emanuel Swedenborg
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Emanuel Swedenborg
Age: 84 †
Born: 1688
Born: January 29
Died: 1772
Died: March 29
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Charity means love towards the neighbor and compassion, for anyone who loves his neighbor as himself also has as much compassion for him in his suffering as he does for himself in his own.
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Everything good or true that the angels inspire in us is God's, so God is constantly talking to us. He talks very differently, though, to one person than to another.
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First of all it must be known who the God of heaven is, since upon that all the other things depend.
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Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own.
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In the world it is little comprehended what love is and yet it is man's very life. That this is little comprehended is evident from the common saying What is love? What it is, is not known for the reason that love is not manifest to the understanding, and the understanding is the receptacle of the light of heaven.
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In a word, to grow old in heaven is to grow young.
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All religion relates to life, and the life of religion is to do good
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Heaven is such that all who have lived well, of whatever religion, have a place there.
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The Lord casts no one down in Hell, but the spirit casts himself hither.
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A man after death, is not a natural but a spiritual man nevertheless he still appears in all respects like himself.
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To will and not to do when there is opportunity is in reality not to will and to love what is good and not to do it, when it is possible, is in reality not to love it
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Conscience is God's presence in humans.
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Times of happiness, bliss, and sheer delight intensify as the higher levels of our minds are opened within us One our life on earth is over, these levels keep rising forever.
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Goodness shapes our will, and truth shapes our understanding.
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The Divine of the Lord in heaven is love, for the reason that love is receptive of all things of heaven, such as peace, intelligence, wisdom and happiness
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Man is an organ of life, and God alone is life.
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