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Beauty. This is a level that reaches the level of attributes.
cannot be attained by any In the attributes level, more
creature other than the human unity is understood, and as a
being. The heaven of essence result, the understanding of
is among the most significant heaven and hell of attributes
goals of Gnostics, though will be much deeper and
most people cannot attain it. more intense.
(Imam Khomeini, 2009: 364) At this stage, the person
The heaven of essence is also perceives the union with the
called ‘the heaven of meeting’ good qualities more deeply
and ‘the heaven of mystics’. than the action stage, and also
feels the union with the ugly
Explain the Levels of Heaven qualities, the torment and the
and Hell more severe hardship in
The intensity of the union of himself. In case of persistence
action with the human soul is and intensity of unity with
directly related to the levels the mentioned action, this
of heaven and hell. The order attribute is fixed in the human
of actions is the lowest order soul and finally penetrates to
of heaven and hell. At this the level of essence.
level, the experiencer has the The penetration of good
least unity with his action. attributes in the human soul
To the extent that the soul, manifests itself in the form of
through love of that action the paradise of essence (essence
and its repetition, can become heaven), but as mentioned in
more belong with this action, the words of Imam Khomeini,
it finds more unity with the few people reach this stage.
truth of this action, until it
