Karol Juchniewicz, a Polish multi-artist, weaves his reflections on questions about Heaven.
Heaven… meaning as many definitions as there are imaginings. As many as there were – are – and will be people. Everyone has their own definition of heaven – just as each of us has our own definition of happiness, and Heaven, after all, is (theoretically) an “eternal state of happiness that WE will never grow tired of.”
Indeed, on planet Earth, it is the material and tangible things that make us happiest. We live in a body that likes to eat and drink well, to be well-rested and relaxed; massaged, at ease; a body that craves all physical and mental / psycho-physical pleasures and delights. We are subject to our own physiology. And this constitutes the greater part of our lives. Perhaps that is why in the past (and even today), people in various religions imagined Heaven as an eternal feast (as well as bodily pleasures).
For years, I have been exploring the knowledge of denominations, religions, and beliefs; much remains in a common denominator. But the differences are also significant. At one time, even our Christianity allowed for the possibility of reincarnation. This was only changed at one of the councils in the Vatican. And now we have a division. Monotheistic religions assume HEAVEN (delight and abundance), HELL (with, of course, hellfire, punishments, and suffering), and since the Middle Ages, purgatory (also with torments). Polytheistic religions assume reincarnations. Some a limited number; some eternal. Recently, I came across a video saying that we are in a matrix of deception involving the eternal repetition of life and reincarnation.
Let’s be honest, the fact that I stopped being afraid of hell/purgatory – heck! – and that apart from Heaven and God, I don’t believe in anything else at all – was sparked by the book series CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD by Neale Donald Walsch. I recommend from the bottom of my heart to EVERYONE to read these conversations at least once out of curiosity. In my opinion, even the most intelligent human being would not have come up with such logical and sensible answers to all the questions (commonly called those WITHOUT answers). Why did God create the Universe and Us? Why did He allow evil in the world (divine dualism), Who He is in Essence; etc. – etc.
Until now, I have encountered God in my mind and in my dreams. I saw God the Father / the Creator for the first time at the end of a dream in the morning. At that time, I had many doubts, I thought a lot about God; about life, meaning, etc. I had somewhat withdrawn from the church; I was unsure of what, if anything, lies after death, but I also pondered whether God is GOOD, whether He loves me, etc. I remember standing with Him on the clouds (with God the Father – He was not a person with a body; rather an irregular figure consisting of symbols and various geometric shapes); God said to me: “Now I will show you, Karol, only a tiny fragment; one infinite [part] of my mercy and Love for you” – and He pulled back a piece of His “body” from which rays / light of love burst forth. I saw then how infinitely God loves us, how He died for us, suffered, how He gives Himself to us – all in a fraction of a second – I remember that when I saw this fragment of “truth” that the Lord God agreed to show me in the dream, I was so deeply moved and I cried; I understood so clearly how wrong I had been in thinking that I was indifferent to HIM. I woke up drenched in tears. It was a very powerful mystical experience.
Another memorable time, I saw the Son of God – Jesus Christ. I remember Him as a kind, loving, merciful face and EYES burning with infinite mercy and love for all creation. I looked and immediately felt / understood without words how much He loves me; I was filled with SUCH POWERFUL LOVE, such BLISSFUL PEACE, joy, and HAPPINESS, that after waking up, for the next two days, I dreamed of returning to that feeling, which I missed terribly…
What do I believe in? I think that, firstly, being created in the likeness of the almighty creator (our SOUL – OUR ESSENCE – is a part of GOD Himself), we create our own beliefs, which can then, in a sense, manifest in life as well as after our death and change under the influence of our will. But on the other hand, I believe that the All-Merciful God, who is first and foremost LOVE, would never surrender any of His Children to – I quote many religions – “TORMENT, SUFFERING, AND ETERNAL HELLFIRE.” This contradicts His true nature and the fact that He loves us more than His own life.
I am optimistic in life and I believe that after death EVERYONE will also be “saved”; they will go to their dream HEAVEN and that we create our own lives and experiences ourselves, always being able to return HOME, meaning to the source from which we came. Am I afraid of death? No. It didn’t hurt before I was born, so it won’t hurt after death either. The fear that there is nothing – even if it were true – makes no sense, because neither we nor our thoughts would exist. But I, however, believe in Heaven. Paradise. Love. Divinity and the meaning of everything that surrounds us here and now – above all. WE – the Divine Plan – are the best of all variants that could ever and anywhere have been created. With this article, I pay HOMAGE, a KISS, and THANKS TO OUR GOOD GOD AND TO OURSELVES FOR THE WONDERFUL, MAGNIFICENT, DIVINE GIFT OF LIFE: HERE AND NOW. Amen.