All our longings for what is loving and true reach out into heaven. They put us in touch with angels who are feeling the same way and unite us with them.

To have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means

It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to affirm whatever he pleases; but to be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false, this is the mark and character of intelligence.

Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own.

In heaven there are two distinct loves, love to the Lord and love towards the neighbor, in the inmost or third heaven love to the Lord, in the second or middle heaven love towards the neighbor.

He who is in evil, is also in the punishment of evil.

The nature of heaven is to provide a place there for all who lead good lives, no matter what their religion may be.