There is a difference between a “sin” (adharma orpapa) and a “hatred” (a.k.a “offense” – aparadha). “Hatred” is “sin” but not all “sin” is “hatred.” “Hatred” is a special subset of “sin” – it is the worst type. It is so bad that it is considered in a separate category.
A “sin” is simply failure to fulfill our duty, responsibility and function. A father, for example, sins if he cannot provide physical and mental security for his family. The acts he does which contribute to this failure are also “sins.”
A “hatred” (aparadha) is an intentional hurt or slander against a person who deserves to be respected or loved. Sin can happen by mistake or out of weakness, but hatred (aparadha) is willful and intentional by definition.
One example of aparadha: The teacher comes into the room, and the studentrefuses to stand. Another example: A father yelling at his daughter for wanting his attention and affection.
An aparadha is not a mistake, it is intentional. Because aparadha are intentional, they are worse than ordinary “sin.”
A student who didn’t know he was supposed to stand when the teacher entered the room isn’t so much an aparadhi as a mild papi. A father who unintentionally fails in his relationship with his daughter is again more a papithan an aparadhi.
It is far worse to be an aparadhi than to be a papi. In Gita, Krishna says that the worst type of sin is kama – selfish desire. This is because kama is the root of aparadha. When we want things for ourself (kama), we will inevitably hate (aparadha) those who frustrate our desires.
We have wasted a lot of our time and breath criticizing “materialistic people” for their “sins” but we are far, far worse than they are because of our aparadhaagainst the most lovable entity, Krishna. We know that we should be attentive and affectionate towards Krishna’s name, image, wisdom (the Veda) and to those who teach and exemplify it (the gurus and sadhus), but we continue to refuse to make that effort.
Our lack of progress in bhakti-yoga is due to aparadha, but aparadha is based on our failure to develop proper comprehension of the goal (prayojana), the process (adhideya), and the components of reality (sambandha). The tendency for hatred goes away the more deeply we comprehend our relationship to other people and reality as a whole – i.e. the more deeply we understandsambandha-jñana. So the best cure for the worst evil is careful study of śastraunder the guidance of a guru who deeply understands them.
There is a difference between a “sin” (adharma orpapa) and a “hatred” (a.k.a “offense” – aparadha). “Hatred” is “sin” but not all “sin” is “hatred.” “Hatred” is a special subset of “sin” – it is the worst type. It is so bad that it is considered in a separate category.
A “sin” is simply failure to fulfill our duty, responsibility and function. A father, for example, sins if he cannot provide physical and mental security for his family. The acts he does which contribute to this failure are also “sins.”
A “hatred” (aparadha) is an intentional hurt or slander against a person who deserves to be respected or loved. Sin can happen by mistake or out of weakness, but hatred (aparadha) is willful and intentional by definition.
One example of aparadha: The teacher comes into the room, and the studentrefuses to stand. Another example: A father yelling at his daughter for wanting his attention and affection.
An aparadha is not a mistake, it is intentional. Because aparadha are intentional, they are worse than ordinary “sin.”
A student who didn’t know he was supposed to stand when the teacher entered the room isn’t so much an aparadhi as a mild papi. A father who unintentionally fails in his relationship with his daughter is again more a papithan an aparadhi.
It is far worse to be an aparadhi than to be a papi. In Gita, Krishna says that the worst type of sin is kama – selfish desire. This is because kama is the root of aparadha. When we want things for ourself (kama), we will inevitably hate (aparadha) those who frustrate our desires.
We have wasted a lot of our time and breath criticizing “materialistic people” for their “sins” but we are far, far worse than they are because of our aparadhaagainst the most lovable entity, Krishna. We know that we should be attentive and affectionate towards Krishna’s name, image, wisdom (the Veda) and to those who teach and exemplify it (the gurus and sadhus), but we continue to refuse to make that effort.
Our lack of progress in bhakti-yoga is due to aparadha, but aparadha is based on our failure to develop proper comprehension of the goal (prayojana), the process (adhideya), and the components of reality (sambandha). The tendency for hatred goes away the more deeply we comprehend our relationship to other people and reality as a whole – i.e. the more deeply we understandsambandha-jñana. So the best cure for the worst evil is careful study of śastraunder the guidance of a guru who deeply understands them.
– Vraja Kishor das
Source : https://vicd108.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/sin-vs-offense/
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