Children

Often children have been told : Do good unto others, then you will attain the heavens. If you do bad to others, then you will go to hell. Children understand that where they are currently living, is called the earth is (abode of death). It is not called heaven or hell. Children also understand the geography of this earth. Earth is in the solar system, that too they are familiar with. When some child asks : Where is this heaven and hell ? How can we go there i.e. by doing what spiritual practice ? then the answer to be given is not such that a child can understand. How is the child to be explained this ?

It is an important question...

The children need to be empowered with right understanding, which will take them upwards towards a happy situation called Heaven...

If they get conditioned by the environment and develop habits and beliefs, without the right understanding, it will take them toward a unhappy situation called Hell...

It is best to train children to

a) Self-explore facilitated by simple questions and well thoughtout proposals to be validated at individual level using Natural Acceptance,

b) Be aware of the faculty of "Natural Acceptance" within everyone of us.. Everyone of can differentiate what is naturally acceptable to us and what is not... What is naturally acceptable to us is trust, respect, love, care, etc.  Mistrust, disrespect, hatred, neglect, etc. is not naturally acceptable to anyone..

It is simpler than we think... we need to explore /try this out... there is great movement going in this direction with amazing results...

Sushil...

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Hello  Sadak,

For any child, the environment presented to this child
as he/she is growing up is his/her heavon or hell. The
child will not know any better.

It is urged that parents present the best environment
for their children. It is the only "hope" the children have to
hold on to.

Good Luck!

Heaven and Hell are with us. When you help or render service to a fellow being, a serene feeling is imprinted on your Mana or Chitta. As ?chitta is mana in recollecting mode, this imprint of service is recalled and that makes one feel better and better. In that situation you are in Heaven or Svarga. If, you rcollect the harm or disservice you rendered to your neighbor, the guilt will haunt yourv chitta, whose recollection  tortures you - then you  are in Hell - Naraka. What is hidden or stored or kept GUPTA in Chitta elates you or punishes you. Hence Chitta is Chttahgupta or Chitrgupta. Yaama is instant of time. accordingly Yama is used for twins (see Amara Kosa). Mind or Mana is born with you. hence, Mana is Yama. Yama is born with you hence Mana is your Yama. What punishes you of your guilt is this Yama or Mana.
This is for mature adults. But for children this will be too difficult. It is better to inculcate in them the right thing to do and compassion to fellow beings rather than scare them with cock and bull stories of imaginary places like Hell; and Heaven.
In Indian context, Bhoomi is that place from which things are born and sustain. It need not mean the planet earth of our solar system. Ancient sages of yore have anticipated at least 27 such systems which may have earth-like life supporting planets.