Journey to Hell

Have you seen the tamil movie Anniyan (dubbed as Aparichit/Aparichithudu in Hindi/Telugu).
In the movie, Garuda Puranam is quoted to have a list of sins which will lead to Hell and the kind of punishments which the 'sinners' have to face.

Till date, I've not been able to figure out a consistent definition for "Sin".
One thing I know - the most terrible sin out there is not being true to oneself.
And the punishment for that? A lifetime of Hell.... until you realise and find out your true self and go back to Heaven.

Hell is a state of mind. And here's the list of common "sins" which leads to it:
1) Being depressed:
Depression is the mindstate where the longer you stay in it, the lower you sink..
Like quicksand... pulls you in and in...
Even if there are friends around willing to pull you out and extend their hands, its YOU who have to reach out and help yourself out.
Lose the will to get out, then noone, repeat, noone can really help you.
The secret mantra to drive it out is "This too will pass". No matter how tough the situation may seem, its not going to last forever. "This too will pass"....
2) Self-degradation:
The quickest way to reach Hell is to let yourself down all the time. Every unkind word you say and believe against yourself, is one step towards Hell. People say there's a spark of God in each of us. Blame yourself and you blame the spark too.
Stop the blame game, on yourself and on others and feels how it feels to be YOU. a happy, fulfilled, successful you.
3) Full of regrets:
A journey to past could be journey to Hell if you don't get over the regrets. There's no hard disk in Universe where our past is stored.
There's no trace of the past, other than what is playing in your mind.
If you want to carry the past, then pick the good times. Why stuff your mind with something bad thats no longer there. Leave space for happy moments and enjoy NOW.
4) FEAR
“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.”
The fearful thought of facing a Tiger can be more torturing than facing the Tiger itself.
Fear can be a survival instinct, and we can use it to be cautious while living, but we don't have to stop living coz of it.
In a cartoon show, Fear was pictured as a Tiger made of fire.
The more you get scared and avoid facing it, the bigger and dangerous it becomes.
But face it with courage and the Fire tiger becomes smaller and smaller and poof, its gone and there comes your victory!!!

Enough talk about Hell.
The Hell you might be in right now is Heaven in disguise waiting to be unmasked by your true self...

H for Hell or H for Heaven. Its upto you to make the choice.

"'Heaven is not a place, and it is not a time. Heaven is being perfect" (quote by Richard Bach, my favourite author. )
And being perfect means being Yourself....

“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”