The Meaning of Sin and Evil
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Description: "Buddhism has a completely satisfying answer to evil and sin. The Buddhist approach would be to question your "desire" to be without sin or evil, to look at the question itself. Why would you limit your life? To trap you into an experience that western language finds difficult to say directly. To direct your search to the real truth. Here our normal "logical" English language just breaks down. What is this "illogical" experience that is not linear and deductive? The answer is "There is - in fact - a life that can be experienced outside of the level of thinking." I call that the essential teaching of Buddhism."
Last week our UU church as part of our Sunday service had an open discussion on the meaning of sin and evil. We kicked the words around for 40 minutes with many people joining into the discussion. Our minister took the approach that evil was the disruption to the web of life. It was a mostly liberal Christian discussion of good vs. evil. In general I liked the whole thing except I felt a bit frustrated at the end. No one gave the Buddhist perspective. I realized after service that I should have spoken up. Sin and Evil are just mental activities. The whole discussion was just a mental exercise. We can do better. We can have a spiritual experience. Rather than finding the best definition for Evil, a more satisfying quest can be found by seeking the inclusive experience just below the level of thinking. Beyond the barrier of personal ego to the inclusive experience that is universal bedrock truth.
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| Page title: | The Meaning of Sin and Evil |
| Keywords: | Sin and Evil, Enlightenment, Zen Buddhism, UU church, Mental simulation of life |
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| Date | Creation Date: 1998-03-01T05:00:00Z Expiry Date: 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z |