Sin = Error

We have been taught to believe that "sin" is synonymous with "evil". This is true only to the extent that "evil" is properly defined. So, let's do just that.

The Universal Doctrine defines "evil" as anything that goes against the Plan of the Logos. Any thought, feeling or action that is born out of feelings of separation, individuality, self-focus, isolation-from-others, etc., can be construed as evil. The magnitude of the act doesn't matter. From outright murder to hiding your cookies from your brothers and sisters, both acts can be characterized as "evil". Unfortunately, evil is a word that has lost its true meaning over the ages. This post attempts to restore the proper definition.

Evil is any thought, feeling or action that originates from the error of selfishness. When a personality believes that he or she is an individualized entity, separated from all others, that personality's thinking is in error. As such, a better definition for sin is not "evil", but "error". When man sins, he errs.

The Bible states that "the soul that sins must die" (Ezekiel 18:20). Very few know what this statement truly means. It refers to the microcosm whose personality chooses to accept the delusion of duality as reality and does not make an attempt to awaken the divine-spark. Such a personality does not fulfill its True Purpose, which is to walk the Path of Return : Liberation. This is the One Goal of Humanity. If the personality does not awaken the spirit-spark and keep it alight, it has failed in its purpose. That personality will be dissolved by the process that we call "death". The microcosm will be emptied and a fresh personality will be generated for a new incarnation, in which it will attempt, once again, to find the Key that will lead to the Path of Liberation.

It is important to remember that sin is not evil. Sin is error, and errors can be corrected. If you make a mistake in your thinking, willing or acting, don't get down on yourself or consider yourself a "hopeless sinner" or "hell-bound". You have simply erred. It is completely within your power to correct your own errors. You start by taking a new attitude towards life. Before entertaining any thought, desire or action, make sure that it will result not in what is best for you, but what is best for all.

Now go...and "sin" no more.

~ g
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