Q: Why do religions speak of Gods, Heaven, Hell, Etc.
A : Only to make people realise that they are on a par with this world and that the Self alone is real. The religions are according to the viewpoint of the seeker.
Q: Do Vishnu, siva, etc., exist?
A: Individual human souls are not the only beings known.
Q: And their sacred regions Kailasa or Vaikhunta, are they real?
A: As real as you are in this body.
Q: Do they possess a phenomenal existence, like my body? Or are they fictions like the horn of a hare?
A: They do exist.
Q: If so, they must be somewhere. Where are they?
A: Persons who have seen them say that they exist somewhere. So we must accept their statement.
Q: Where do they exist?
A: In you.
Source: Be As You Are, The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi
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