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Sin

Most Indian traditions speak of “sin” as avidya, ignorance, literally “not knowing”.

I think it might also be worth viewing “sin” as a sort of tragedy, as a case where someone, not knowing their way, got lost in the darkness.

It would be the role of a shepherd to find such people, and bring them back to the light.  There is nothing personal in any of this. 

To be clear, I feel something best called evil exists, and must be fought, but how it is framed, precisely, makes a huge difference.

In dark moonless night, some of the flock wandered off.  Now they have forgotten they are lost, or that they ever had a home.

Me, I’m lost too, but I know it, and that makes a large difference.