Are there specific places like hell or heaven, and were the notions of sin and virtue created to frighten or encourage people?

According to Osho, heaven and hell are not places in space but inner states of consciousness: bliss feels ‘above’ and cool, suffering ‘below’ and burning. Humanity turned such feelings into pictures, which priests later mistook—and used—as literal geography. Sin and virtue are pointers to inner harmony or discord; transform your consciousness, and you change your ‘place.’