“The mind is a universe and can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
John Milton (1608–1674) English epic poet
“Mind can make a hell of heaven. Or a heaven of hell.”
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
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i.254-255
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“You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.”
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Source: The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Chapter 30 (pp. 194-195)
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Richard Matheson book What Dreams May Come
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