My Book of Faith: 15 The road less travelled

God's Introduction
Forword
SECTION I: Background
1. Meet The Author
2. How God Communicated with Me
SECTION II: The Story of Creation
1. The Origin and Nature of God
2. In The Beginning
  - The Creation of the World
  - The Life God Created
3. Life in Heaven
SECTION III: Our Separation from God
SECTION IV: Understanding Salvation
1. The Purpose, Life and Death of Jesus Christ
2. The Mystery that is Mary, Mother of God
  - Queen of Heaven and the Universe
3. The Path of Salvation
4. The Road Less Travelled
5. The Promises of Salvation
SECTION V: Building Your Relationship With God

Section 4 Understanding Salvation - 15 The Road Less Travelled

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Question: Is there anything happening when I fall asleep?

God’s answer:

Doze off
You are deliriously happy. You are in Heaven.

Question: Then, why don’t I remember a thing?

God’s answer:

Altered state of mind

Question: What is an altered state of mind?

God’s answer:

You forget who you are. You lose your self.

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Meaning of Nirvana: "In the Buddhist context nirvana refers to the imperturbable stillness of mind after the fires of desire, aversion, and delusion have been finally extinguished"²⁶ or "(in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth; a state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place."²⁷

Question: What is the difference between the Buddhist state of Nirvana and this Nirvana?

God’s answer:

You go to heaven. They go to la-la land.

²⁶ Wikipedia, 'Nirvana' (2015) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana> accessed 26 August 2015.
²⁷ Oxforddictionaries.com, 'Nirvana: Definition Of Nirvana In Oxford Dictionary (American English) (US)' (2015) <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/nirvana> accessed 26 August 2015.

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