May 21, 2007

• Sin

   

  Humans are miserable because we are not aware of what we are doing, thinking, and feeling.  We give in to our bodily impulse.  We continuously contradict ourselves each moment.  For examples: we max out the credit cards knowing that we shouldn’t; we consume excessive amount alcohol knowing that it hurts our body and make driving dangerous for us and others; we stuff ourselves with fatty foods knowing that it is bad for our bodies; we engage in inappropriate behavior knowing of the negative consequences.   Action goes in one direction, thinking goes in another, and feeling is somewhere else.  We fall apart.  We loose integrity, unity; and then we feel more miserable.  And there are many painkillers available: Alcohol, prescription drugs, legal and illegal drugs, food, sex, and other entertainment.  It takes guts to be alert, aware, and stay conscious.  The latter path is much more harder.

   

  The Hebrew root for the word sin means to miss.  It does not mean to commit something wrong; it simply means to miss, to be absent.  To miss means not to be there, doing something without being present—this is the only sin. 

   

  Why do we sin?    

   

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