Hell is the illusion of separation run amok.
Separation from others
Separation from myself
Separation from the here and now
Separation of any one thing from any other thing.
Separation comes masked as reason, responsibility, maturity, safety, security, protection...
But good and evil, the past, the future, an identity distinct from the rest of the universe, any idea that there is anything “out there” that isn’t also “in here”, that anything is “this” and not also “that”...
…is an illusion.
And it can be wonderful. But when I believe it, I detach from what is and sow the seeds of my suffering.
When I find myself in hell, I know I’ve lost the thread of reality. And when that happens I can question what I’m thinking and believing
…and return to heaven.