Chapter 37 offers a profound reinterpretation of heaven and death. It explains that what people call 'death' is merely the transition of a form from the manifest state back to the unmanifest. The true "nooses of death" are identified as unrighteousness, ignorance, anger, and hatred. As detailed in this chapter, heaven is not a physical place but a state of being—the Vairaj, or the Cosmic Self-form. This heavenly state is characterized by freedom from mental grief, disease, worry, hunger, and the fear of death or old age. It is a state of fearlessness and non-duality. The chapter dismisses the conventional idea of a heavenly home for sensual enjoyment, especially if it lacks the remembrance of God.
According to the teachings in Chapter 37, what is the true nature of heaven and how does it relate to death?
📖 Chapter 37