Beelzebubs-Tales-to-His-Grandson-by-G-I-Gurdjieff

"If the 'soul' has fulfilled its duties honestly and conscientiously, MisterGod leaves it to continue its existence on His island, but the 'soul' that here onthe continent of Ash-hark has been idle or discharged its duties indolently ornegligently, existing only for the gratification of the desires of its attachedparts, or finally, has not kept His commandments, such a soul our Mister Godsends to a smaller neighboring island for its further existence."Here on the continent of Ashhark exist many 'spirits' attendant upon Him,who walk among us wearing 'caps of invisibility,' thanks to which they canconstantly watch us unnoticed and report all our doings to Mister God, orinform Him on the 'Day of Judgment ' We can conceal nothing from them,neither our actions nor our thoughts."This doctrine also said that our continent of Ashhark and all the othercontinents and islands of the world were created by our Mister God only toserve Him and the meritorious 'souls' already dwelling on His island All thecontinents and islands of the world are, as it were, places of preparation andstorehouses for everything needed for this island of His."This island where Mister God Himself exists with the meritorious 'souls'is called 'Paradise,' and existence there is just 'roses, roses ' All its rivers areof milk, and their banks of honey, no one there needs to toil or labor,everything necessary for a happy, carefree, and blissful existence is to befound there, supplied in superabundance from our own continent and theother continents and islands of the world This island of 'Paradise' is full ofyoung and lovely women from all the peoples and races of the world, and anyone of them belongs for the asking to the 'soul' that desires her."In certain public squares of that superb island are great heaps of jewels,from the most brilliant diamonds to the deepest turquoises, and every 'soul'can take anything he likes without the least hindrance In other public squaresof that beatific island are piled huge mountains of sweetmeats