The doors of heaven and hell are adjacent and identical.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The boundary between heaven and hell is thin and hard to distinguish.
- In plain terms
- Heaven and hell are next to each other.
- What can you take from it?
- Spiritual states are closer than they seem.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where is the line?
- Are you in heaven or hell?
Another view
It risks moral relativism.
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