The dimenions between it and us are our own creation, our own misunderstanding. When we understand clearly, we do not find any duality but only oneness.
The quantum dimensions are all constructs made manifest by the CPU, 'to go beyond all duality' is to recognize this.
Each dimension is similar to some of the levels of consciousness.... We're not in a infinite realm, we've got linear time... Brahman is in a place beyond anti-matter, and matter.... Where it is pure conscious, formless, and the root of all energy in reality.
As an atheist, I do not believe in heaven or hell.
That is fine, then lets try to be scientific...
If we imagine this is a holographic universe, and there is a CPU (Brahman) manifesting this reality; surrounding that Core/Singularity, is infinite energy, and as reality is projected from it, it forms as we get into the Matrix.
As we get further away from that CPU, things can become degraded in energy; until we get lower than here, where there is single quantum strands, that don't acknowledge the Oneness of it all.
Thus matter its self is the fabric of reality, and we can remain in that state, of none rebirth stuck in a dense material form for some time; if the CPU doesn't recalculate us into higher dimension existence.
The only reason I challenge you on this, is most people who say they don't believe in good and evil really do, they are just more loose on the definition.
My perceptions greatly changed in my NDE; God was so understanding, explaining to me what my great grandparents had done, which caused reactions, that led to conditions....
Never known anything spend so much detail to show, how and why things happen, not be illogical and make rash judgements.
Thus in what you're saying, even if you had horrifically murdered the dog, drinking, and washed in its blood like Christians do to Christ...
Are they evil, as in something so disgusting it should no longer exist or just confused somewhere along the line, and need counseling to help with their issues.
Now even if they are to be sent to the lower planes of existence, this is only a frequency thing; they can still recognize their own faulty logic, and maybe one day get out of there again.
Your question is a tricky one, as i do see the word 'evil' as the opposite to 'live', thus anything that infringes on an other's ability to live fairly can be seen as evil; yet applying the word to someone, in some godforsaken contexts, I'd not do.
there are no mention of actual physical levels of Naraka.
BG 16.16: Possessed and led astray by such imaginings, enveloped in a mesh of delusion, and addicted to the gratification of sensuous pleasures,
they descend to the murkiest hell (
narake).
Since they descend from this plane of existence, that could imply a level between us.
Within my NDE i didn't see levels within Hell; there maybe more below the dark realm i came to, as many religious cultures say there is a fire realm below it.
Firstly Asura is not "demon"
Since you're coming at this from an Abrahmic perspective again, referring more to a demon being as Socrates applied, it is a force that guides our ego in someway.
it is as the Gita puts it "Asura Ikcha", Adharmic desire
If you could show where that phrase is found, as find it confusing to the concepts discussed.
BG 16.19–16.20: These cruel and hateful persons, the vile and vicious of humankind, I constantly hurl into the wombs of those with similar demoniac natures in the cycle of rebirth in the material world. These ignorant souls take birth again and again in demoniac wombs. Failing to reach me, O Arjun, they gradually sink to the most abominable type of existence.
The word Asura seems to be used as a final result of someone following Adharmic behavior, it is a type of character trait, that then makes a person descend.
BG 16.6: There are two kinds of beings in this world—those endowed with a divine nature and those possessing a demoniac nature. I have described the divine qualities in detail, O Arjun. Now hear from me about the demoniac nature.
Also that translation for Asura wouldn't work in this context, as that would then be defining there are some people in this reality who are Adhamic, and some who are Dharmic; that is a horrid thing to say, like some people are just not capable of being good.
Tamas (Darkness, Ignorance) is used as a synonym for Naraka in the Gita text, indicating a state of "ignorance", and "Darkness", not a literal place.
BG 1.44: O Janardan (Krishna), I have heard from the learned that those who destroy family traditions dwell in hell for an indefinite period of time.
That seems to be stating it is a place, since people can be put there for a time.
even the chapter you quote Verse 18 says "The Supreme is in the Bodies of even the Asura"
BG 9.4 This entire cosmic manifestation is pervaded by me in my unmanifest form. All living beings dwell in me, but I do not dwell in them.
BG 9.29 I am equally disposed to all living beings; I am neither inimical nor partial to anyone. But the devotees who worship me with love reside in me and I reside in them.
not the Nature of the Atman
Atman can become corrupted by the Asura (demonic viruses), that it falls lower in planes of existence.
Maybe because Hindu understand Hinduism better then non Hindus????
We're in a world of delusion (Maya), where every so often an avatar has to come back to correct the total misunderstandings, and you're still trying to prove they were right.
If you ask a Hindu, "are there people of Asura (tamas) qualities", one would say yes
Whereas on checking the religious texts, as with most religious down here...
The Gita says certain people are Asura, as they're materialistic atheists, who haven't got the intelligence to see what is really going on; with the wise recognizing the errors, and choosing to live the righteous path...
The Gita its self, has a battle between light and dark going on, with us in the middle, similar to what we find in most inspired religions; though it might be hard to accept, personally want to question the facts, and not what religious people believe in a place near Hell.
Imagine for a second, that here is actually the top floor of Hell, and if you could see people's souls, you'd recognize loads of Asuras, that they've carried for many lifes, and not dealt with; thus they keep being sent back down here, with here slowly becoming heavier, as people don't realize here is our last chance before being kicked out to a lower plane of existence...
The text state it, yet the people are in denial, as you'd expect from demons who don't want to take responsibility for their own issues.
Still questioning the Gita statements, which seems to be saying some people are Asura because of their qualities, and some people are divine because of theirs...
Personally see these qualities, as not always being only their fault, as there are many Asuras that are within the Matrix; like viruses manipulating people to go the wrong way on purpose.
Asuras attach to the ego, and because some people are not wise enough, they don't recognize the difference between their soul, self and ego; thus they get easily led into the negative things discussed in the Gita.
it is the karma of a person (as detailed in this chapter) which is classified as either based on Tamas, Rajas, or Sattva
Our atman is a melody, as it does negative things, it encompasses these vibrations; as it does good deeds, these resonate well....
Eventually tho, that atman can either fall lower or higher in dimension by its frequency, with some becoming dark, and twisted; so the music is no loner recognizable.
The soul becomes its own actions.
