Right and wrong were never opposites and wrong was a way to get things right.

August 22, 2002

Not sure which email got me to right (oops)

this today, it must have been on HS

The

words “right, wrong and sin”

....

original meanings...

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The

Sanskrit roots RAG, WAR and AS.

The English word “wrong” derives originally

from the Aryan root WAR (whirling, winding, turning or twisting). In old

English “wrong” used to be the past tense or past

participle of the verb “to wring”.

Wrong and wringing come to us via the Sanskrit word VRIJ (pronounce vrizj),

which had to do with wringing clothes from excess washing water or dye by

twisting it with a torque-like movement. The result was that as fabric or

garments got pulled out of shape, they became “wrong”. The rightness or

straightness was still there, but hidden in the garment. The act of “righting”

(Aryan root RAG) would pull the “wrong” straight again.

So, wrong is a form of right, just messed

up and rectifiable.

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That the words right and wrong have

opposite meanings is a quite recent development: AD 1500. They were used as

translations of the Latin words “rectus” and “sinister’ which mean right and

left-handed. The scholastic and ecclesiastic use of these words by means of

sermons on bible texts affected these words’ meaning in a moralistic way...

Interesting that sinister would mean the

left hand.

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Sinister is of course Latin and quite

likely comes from “sine” meaning “without, short of or taken away”, sin or

debt. The Aryan root AS from which “sin” derives means “leave behind, throw

away or reject”.

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What does the word sinister have to do

with bean counter, intelligence and accounting?

“Intel*lig*ence” as well as “legend,

legible, legislate and law (French lire - to read; loi - law) all derive from

the Sanskrit root RAG (LAG) “row, rule®,

string”.

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A string or a wire was used to collect

beans, seeds or small stones, like a mala or rosary. This eventually led to the

calculus and eventually the calculator. Anyway, an “accountant” while “counting

beans” used the sinister or left hand to swipe beans away, to take them away.

It was the negative hand, creating debt or “sin”.

When Jesus talked about forgiving debt or

sin, he meant “forgive that what we are short of” or “what has been taken away

from us by sinister forces”.

Of course in the past (as it is still in

India) the left hand was used to do “nothing” with

but… “wiping your behind”.

The word “right” derives from the Sanskrit

root RAG (LAG) “row, order, rule® or string”. Law and order (legal matter)

stem from it, to straighten things out, to make right.

“Make straight the way of the Lord” can

actually be translated as, “Rightness is the Law of the Virtuous” (Dao De

Jing).

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August 22, 2002

Nice

In Norwegian "Vrang" means either something turned inside out or about a difficult person.

The way it is used is : 'he turned himself wrong', telling why it did not work out.

Is it the verb 'vrijen' in dutch?

Alan

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Wim

AdyashantiSatsang ;

Thursday, August 22, 2002 5:29 AM

Right and wrong were never opposites and

wrong was a way to get things right.

Not sure which email got me to right (oops) this today, it must have been on HS

The words “right, wrong and sin”

.... original meanings...

The Sanskrit roots RAG, WAR and AS.

The English word “wrong” derives originally from the Aryan root WAR

(whirling, winding, turning or twisting). In old English “wrong” used

to be the past tense or past participle of the verb “to wring”. Wrong

and wringing come to us via the Sanskrit word VRIJ (pronounce vrizj),

which had to do with wringing clothes from excess washing water or dye

by twisting it with a torque-like movement. The result was that as

fabric or garments got pulled out of shape, they became “wrong”. The

rightness or straightness was still there, but hidden in the garment.

The act of “righting” (Aryan root RAG) would pull the “wrong” straight

again.

So, wrong is a form of right, just messed up and rectifiable.

That the words right and wrong have opposite meanings is a quite

recent development: AD 1500. They were used as translations of the

Latin words “rectus” and “sinister’ which mean right and left-handed.

The scholastic and ecclesiastic use of these words by means of sermons

on bible texts affected these words’ meaning in a moralistic way...

Interesting that sinister would mean the left hand.

Sinister is of course Latin and quite likely comes from “sine” meaning

“without, short of or taken away”, sin or debt. The Aryan root AS from

which “sin” derives means “leave behind, throw away or reject”.

What does the word sinister have to do with bean counter, intelligence and accounting?

“Intel*lig*ence” as well as “legend, legible, legislate and law

(French lire - to read; loi - law) all derive from the Sanskrit root

RAG (LAG) “row, rule®, string”.

A string or a wire was used to collect beans, seeds or small stones,

like a mala or rosary. This eventually led to the calculus and

eventually the calculator. Anyway, an “accountant” while “counting

beans” used the sinister or left hand to swipe beans away, to take

them away. It was the negative hand, creating debt or “sin”.

When Jesus talked about forgiving debt or sin, he meant “forgive that

what we are short of” or “what has been taken away from us by

sinister forces”.

Of course in the past (as it is still in India) the left hand was used

to do “nothing” with but… “wiping your behind”.

The word “right” derives from the Sanskrit root RAG (LAG) “row, order,

rule® or string”. Law and order (legal matter) stem from it, to

straighten things out, to make right.

“Make straight the way of the Lord” can actually be translated as,

“Rightness is the Law of the Virtuous” (Dao De Jing).

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August 22, 2002

Hi Alan

“Vrijen” (probably

from priapus, god of love) actually means “cuddling” in Dutch, blissful mutual bodily

entanglement :-)))).

But we

have “wrang” which is the distorted face you pull when you taste something

bitter, or how you feel when someone has left you with uneasy feelings, same as

in Norwegian.

Neat stuff

this, but it may not be everybody’s cup of tea… However, language and

especially etymology tells us so much about how we still are…

Wim

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Al Larus

[alarus (AT) online (DOT) no]

Thursday, August 22, 2002

12:06 AM

Re:

Right and wrong were never opposites and wrong was a way to get things right.

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Nice

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">In Norwegian "Vrang" means

either something turned inside out or about a difficult person.

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The way it is used is : 'he turned

himself wrong', telling why it did not work out.

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Is it the verb 'vrijen' in dutch?

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Alan

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August 22, 2002

As far as i can see everyone's a heavy drinker here.

Alan

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Wim Borsboom

Thursday, August 22, 2002 9:24 AM

RE: Right and wrong were never opposites and

wrong was a way to get things right.

Hi Alan

“Vrijen” (probably from priapus, god of love) actually means

“cuddling” in Dutch, blissful mutual bodily entanglement :-)))).

But we have “wrang” which is the distorted face you pull when you

taste something bitter, or how you feel when someone has left you

with uneasy feelings, same as in Norwegian.

Neat stuff this, but it may not be everybody’s cup of tea… However,

language and especially etymology tells us so much about how we still

are…

Wim

Al Larus

[alarus (AT) online (DOT) no]Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:06 AMTo:

Subject: Re: Right and

wrong were never opposites and wrong was a way to get things right.

Nice

In Norwegian "Vrang" means either something turned inside out or about a difficult person.

The way it is used is : 'he turned himself wrong', telling why it did not work out.

Is it the verb 'vrijen' in dutch?

Alan /join