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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: mpt@mail.utexas.edu (michael tandy)
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Date: 15 Jul 1995 04:17:37 GMT
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From news@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu Sat Jul 15 00: 05:48 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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References: <3tujgp$7jl@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
In article <3tujgp$7jl@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, Anshuman Pandey <apandey@u.washington.edu> says:
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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?
Perhaps you could explain how you understood his statement;
it seemed completely clear to me. Here is a nice verse that
might answer this question for you:
tasmac chastram pramanam te
karyakarya-vyavasthitau
jnatva sastra-vidhanoktam
karma kartum iharhati
"One should therefore understand what is to be
done, as well as what is forbidden, by the regulations of
authoritative sastra. Understanding the stated regulations
of the sastra, one should act accordingly."
-Bhagavad Gita, 16.24
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