Quote Originally Posted by MarMan View Post
That would mean that life IS hell!!!
Well said!

I kind of like the buddhist view

As long as there is delusion, greed, and aversion, and as long as passions are not extinguished, we generate karma. Because we eventually accumulate unmaterialised karma, there is a next lifetime in which the accumulated karma will take form. Only when all accumulated karma is realised and the generation of new karma is calmed, one can enter the stream that leads to Nirvana. This process continues until Nirvana is reached, which signifies the cessation of rebirth and, hence, the end of suffering.
Basically same as the popes view from 7 posts back - hell is where heaven is not.