I met up with Tom Yuen, a Soka district leader and during our conversation, he commented on the subject what is heaven and hell. Heaven and hell are not physical places but are found within oneself. That is so true. What he says make me recollect a story that I came across and understand better the essence the story is highlighting. There are many versions of the story, all leading to the same outcome but here's mine.
A shogun heard of this famous Zen Master and so he decided to visit the master, hoping to be his student. He asked:
"Master, perhaps you could tell me about heaven and hell?"
The old master looked at the shogun, shake his head and turn his back away, ignoring the shogun. The shogun felt insulted and seized with rage, he drew his sword to strike the man down.
The master raise his finger and pointed to the shogun's head and says "That is hell!"
Realizing he had been given a great lesson, the shogun sheathed his sword and bowed deeply in gratitude
"And that is heaven!", said the master pointing to the naval.
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In his book "Have A Little Faith" by Mitch Albom, under the Chapter 'January', the rabbi did a sermon on Heaven and Hell and he narrated the story about a man asking to be shown what Heaven and Hell looks like. In Hell, he saw a table with lots of food. There are people sitting next to the table but they are all unhappy as their hands are bound. In another room which is call Heaven, he saw a similar table with also lots of food. However the people sitting next to it are feeding each other.
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