All of religion is an attempt to express the transcendent in terms of the concrete. In Christianity, the beauty of earth is intended to be a foreshadowing of heaven, and thus a worthy metaphor (in Buddhism, not so much).
Sent from my iPhone On May 18, 2011, at 13:23, [email protected] wrote: > Centroids-- > I received this question from a friend and, try as I might, cannot come up > with a satisfactory answer. Obviously there is psychological "compensation" > in play, but that is not a religious answer. > > Anyone have a good answer from a spiritual perspective ? > > Billy > > > ================================================= > > > I've long wondered about different religions espousing the beauty > and glamour of heaven with gold, jewels, etc. If those things are > supposed to be non-relevant or ignored in this stage of life, then why > is it then that we are supposed to look forward to these in heaven? > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
