“Hell is gone and heaven's here,
there’s nothing left for you to fear.”

“This is the great lesson that we are here to learn through myriads of births and heavens and hells—that there is nothing to be asked for, desired for, beyond one’s spiritual Self”

Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher

““In Hell you become what you fear yourself to be. In Heaven you may become what you hope yourself to be,” said Lucifer.”

Michael Moorcock book The War Hound and the World's Pain

“It's impossible to fear and love God at the same time. Simply, because you can't enter into heaven and hell at the same time!”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.”

Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, known for his works of science fiction …

“No evil comes from the fear of hell, no good comes from the promise of heaven.”

Ron English (1959) American artist

“Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin, and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen; such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heaven on Earth.”

John Wesley (1703–1791) Christian theologian

“Some of us are livin' in an earthly heaven,
Lord, some of us are livin' in hell.
Yeah, we're livin' in hell,
Right here.”

Tina Turner (1939) singer, dancer, actress, and author

“If you believe in any religion you cannot meditate. Religion is an interference in your meditation. Meditation needs no God, no heaven, no hell, no fear of punishment, and no allurement of pleasure.”

Rajneesh (1931–1990) Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement

“Since there is no work left in heaven, the purpose of being here on Earth is to work.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author