The Weighing of the Heart
In the Hall of Ma'at, the heart is weighed against the feather of truth. This principle teaches that our actions and intentions are measured against cosmic justice, and only a heart as light as truth can achieve immortality.
In the Hall of Ma'at, the heart is weighed against the feather of truth. This principle teaches that our actions and intentions are measured against cosmic justice, and only a heart as light as truth can achieve immortality.
I have not done evil. I have not stolen. I have not told lies. My heart is true before the scales.
Book of the Dead
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- What ancient Egypt says about good and evil
After death the heart is set against the feather of truth on a balance. Judgment is measurement, and it is the heart, intention as much as act, that goes on the scale.