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Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " <adithya_comming> wrote: > > What is ...Sin? I am glad you asked since I can explain what sin is. Humanity is born in sin; that much the Bible has it correct. But what sin is, only the rare mystic Christian knows. Sin is the idea of separation from God, and God is everything. The devil is the idea of separation. Jesus was tempted by the deving while walking in the desert; the devil told Jesus: " Follow my advice and you will be powerful " . To follow the advice to act as a separate entity is sin. /AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Hi Adithya, The origin of the word sin means " separation, that which separates " . In Swedish the word " sund " means a valley filled with water between hills or mountains. In German that word sin is similar: " Suende " . The religious meaning originally was " that what separates from God " but later became a moral catalog which mainly was used to oppress and exploit the followers. And so the word sin more and more became synonymous with neurosis. Werner Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " <adithya_comming> wrote: > > What is ...Sin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> wrote: > > Hi Adithya, > > The origin of the word sin means " separation, that which separates " . > > In Swedish the word " sund " means a valley filled with water between > hills or mountains. In German that word sin is similar: " Suende " . > > The religious meaning originally was " that what separates from God " > but later became a moral catalog which mainly was used to oppress and > exploit the followers. And so the word sin more and more became > synonymous with neurosis. > > Werner Wow! Then my explanation was correct, even from a historical perspective. I am almost enlightened! /AL > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > <adithya_comming> wrote: > > > > What is ...Sin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Hi Anders, I knew that you steadily are checking yourself for the first signs of enligthtenment Werner Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " <anders_lindman> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> wrote: > > > > Hi Adithya, > > > > The origin of the word sin means " separation, that which separates " . > > > > In Swedish the word " sund " means a valley filled with water between > > hills or mountains. In German that word sin is similar: " Suende " . > > > > The religious meaning originally was " that what separates from God " > > but later became a moral catalog which mainly was used to oppress and > > exploit the followers. And so the word sin more and more became > > synonymous with neurosis. > > > > Werner > > Wow! Then my explanation was correct, even from a historical > perspective. I am almost enlightened! > > /AL > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > > <adithya_comming> wrote: > > > > > > What is ...Sin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " <anders_lindman> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > <adithya_comming> wrote: > > > > What is ...Sin? > > I am glad you asked since I can explain what sin is. LOL! Uh oh... AL has mounted the podium. :-) Joe Humanity is born > in sin; that much the Bible has it correct. But what sin is, only the > rare mystic Christian knows. Sin is the idea of separation from God, > and God is everything. The devil is the idea of separation. Jesus was > tempted by the deving while walking in the desert; the devil told > Jesus: " Follow my advice and you will be powerful " . To follow the > advice to act as a separate entity is sin. > > /AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> wrote: > > Hi Anders, > > I knew that you steadily are checking yourself for the first signs of > enligthtenment > > Werner Yeah, I have even ideas about what it should feel like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " josesiem " <josesiem> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " > <anders_lindman> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > > <adithya_comming> wrote: > > > > > > What is ...Sin? > > > > I am glad you asked since I can explain what sin is. > > LOL! Uh oh... > > AL has mounted the podium. > > :-) > > Joe Yes, I am the wannabe Krishnamurti II. ;-) > > > > Humanity is born > > in sin; that much the Bible has it correct. But what sin is, only > the > > rare mystic Christian knows. Sin is the idea of separation from God, > > and God is everything. The devil is the idea of separation. Jesus > was > > tempted by the deving while walking in the desert; the devil told > > Jesus: " Follow my advice and you will be powerful " . To follow the > > advice to act as a separate entity is sin. > > > > /AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " <anders_lindman> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " josesiem " <josesiem> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " > > <anders_lindman> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > > > <adithya_comming> wrote: > > > > > > > > What is ...Sin? > > > > > > I am glad you asked since I can explain what sin is. > > > > LOL! Uh oh... > > > > AL has mounted the podium. > > > > :-) > > > > Joe > > Yes, I am the wannabe Krishnamurti II. ;-) First, in every email you have to ramble for 3 pages about not just listening, but following closely... secondly, always refer to yourself as the " speaker " . Then, if you're losing your hair, grow a righteous comb-over! K Part II! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " josesiem " <josesiem> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " > <anders_lindman> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " josesiem " <josesiem> > wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " > > > <anders_lindman> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > > > > <adithya_comming> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > What is ...Sin? > > > > > > > > I am glad you asked since I can explain what sin is. > > > > > > LOL! Uh oh... > > > > > > AL has mounted the podium. > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > Joe > > > > Yes, I am the wannabe Krishnamurti II. ;-) > > First, in every email you have to ramble for 3 pages about not just > listening, but following closely... secondly, always refer to > yourself as the " speaker " . > > Then, if you're losing your hair, grow a righteous comb-over! > > K Part II! > > Joe Oh! On a second thought, I think I'll skip the Krishnamurti II idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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