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Re: From the sastric version: What is sin?
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: From the sastric version: What is sin?
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From: Mats Olausson <bbt-intl@algonet.se>
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Date: 13 Jul 1995 10:42:31 GMT
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From news@algonet.se Thu Jul 13 06: 30:37 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: AlgoNet Public Access Node, Stockholm
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References: <3tujgp$7jl@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
Anshuman Pandey <apandey@u.washington.edu> wrote:
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> On 7 Jul 1995, Mats Olausson wrote:
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> > Therefore sin is a deed (by speech, talk or act) which brings the
> > performer further away from God. And good deeds brings one closer
> > to God.
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> Yes, but who is to say what is a good deed and what is a bad deed? What
> if a "bad" deed is, in the heart of the believer, not a bad deed?
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God is the ultimate law-maker. For example, Bhagavata Purana states:
dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam. God's laws are absolute and all-valid.
Believing does not qualify as to what makes right or wrong.
