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<* THE THREE CAUSES OF SIN*> by P. R. Sarkar [Book:PROUT in a
Nutshell,Part 08:02]

The three causes of sin by P. R. Sarkar
Human beings are social beings, hence, they have to follow certain
social codes. But they must follow some spiritual codes as well.
Because of illusion or some other reasons, if people break these
codes, these "dos" and "don'ts", sometimes we call it "sin" or Pápa
and at other times, "crime" or Aparádha. If the violation is in the
spiritual code, rather the religious code, it is termedas "sin". If
the violation is against the legal code it isknown as "crime". Sin is
sometimes based entirely on dogmas and not on cardinal human values.
Wise people will never entertain a conception of sin based on
religious dogma. Rather, they will judge with discrimination the
correctness of the code according to cardinalhuman values. The concept
of sin has been given by people on the basis of religion, religious
dogmas and cardinal human values. As intellectuals and developed
people of the second half of the 20th century, we should keep away
from religious dogma and attach the highest importance to cardinal
human values.
Long ago Vyása said the following about sin:
Aśtádashapuráneśu Vyásasya vacanádvayam
Paropakárah puńyáya pápáya parapiid́anam.
That is, that action which checks the progress of thesociety is sin,
and that action which accelerates social progress is Punya orvirtue.
This is a fact. But what is crime? Any action which goes against the
different legal codes made by the different nations, according to
theirspatial, personal and collective differences, is crime. In
Saḿskrta crime is known as Aparádha. Sin or Pápa should be formulated
on the basis ofcardinal human values. This was also supported by
Vyasa.

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