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Re: Sin.
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Sin.
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From: dwaite@aladdin.co.uk (Dennis Waite)
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Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 21:37:39 GMT
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From news@alpha.aladdin.co.uk Wed Aug 2 17: 24:10 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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References: <3v9asp$d51@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
fkaderli@access.ch (Francis Kaderli) wrote:
>In article <3tujf3$7jc@babbage.ece.uc.edu>,
>dwaite@aladdin.co.uk (Dennis Waite) wrote:
>username>Sri Parthasarathy says in his excellent commentaries on the Gita
>that
>username>something is a sin if it causes an adverse reaction in the mind
>after
>username>the event. Thus, it is O.K. to eat meat for example if one feels
>no
>username>guilt or other negative reaction afterwards but if one feels bad
>about
>username>it (mentally!), then it is a sin. This avoids all direct
>consideration
>username>of 'good' and 'evil', 'right' and 'wrong' etc. and the
>username>opinions/beliefs of others.
>Dear Dennis
>Karma is impartial. Karma does not say: this is good or this is bad. It
>means, you act in some way and you will get a similar reaction. Its
>actually up to you, to say the reaction was good (joyfull) or bad
>(painfull). It does certainly not depend on your awareness of good and bad.
>But the reactions of your past actions will teach you theirs own lessons,
>and it will "force" you to think about what is good or bad, because the
>reactions you get, teaches you what is bad and nasty.
>But you have also the possibility to learn from the higher authorithies
>(real spiritual teachers, the Vedas...) to avoid the hard lessons of
>painfull reactions. It is up to you, everybody has his free will and free
>choice.
>Gaurahari d.
Dear Gaurahari,
Sorry but I don't actually see the relevance of your comments to the
original question about sin. I understand the rule of karma and its
mechanism via samskara on our progress through our lives. I don't
think it is useful to talk about 'good' and 'bad' in respect of this
however. In order to divest ourselves of our accumulated samskara
(vasanas) we need to practise *right* action, which is action purely
in response to the needs of the moment without any thought for the
outcome, good or bad, whether for ourselves or for others. If the ego
is absent and manas and buddhi are functioning correctly, then this
will happen naturally. Joy and pain are of no consequence to the Self,
established in eternal bliss.
Regards,
Dennis
dwaite@aladdin.co.uk
