The first thing is that nearly every religious system has some sort of paradise as the promise for salvation of the followers. If you are born in a catholic family and indoctrinated accordingly, you will have a certain belief in a certain type of paradise and it will suit the culture in which such a belief surfaced. For instance you won’t find angels in a Catholic-described heaven wearing Eastern clothing like saris and dhotis.
Now if someone else, say Mr. Chaudouri was born in India and was indoctrinated in some denomination of Hinduism, then he would have been indoctrinated in some type of heaven which fits neatly with the culture in India. The angels in that paradise would not be illustrated wearing robes, and they may not even be winged diving beings like cherubim etc.
You asked this question:
Do you think all of us will one day live in paradise?
That sound like:
Since none of us have any experiences to verify if there is a paradise as described by a particular faith, then do you believe or surmise that all of us will one day live in such a paradise?
Considering it from that position makes it a not-so sure thing, because there is no direct experience to verify it. It is more like a hope for something, where one is not sure that the aspect exists.
You said this:
I believe that paradise is out three somewhere whether it is in a physical or more likely a mental state?
Okay that is all well and good, your belief.
My question is this:
Why do most of the religions promise the factual experience of paradise only as a reward which the faithful will experience at or after death?
Which religion can show paradise during life? |