Quotation by

John Burroughs

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.

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John Burroughs is saying that the Kingdom of Heaven should be understood as a way of thinking or feeling rather than a physical location. This means that experiencing heaven depends on one's mental or spiritual condition, not on going somewhere else.

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