Like really is it a bummer or what?
2006-11-28 16:09:19 · 9 answers · asked by animalmother 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Confess!
Or try the comfy chair.
2006-11-28 16:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by know_it_all_NOT 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can not repent from a sin you are still doing and certainly if you don't believe what you are doing is a sin you can't really have a contrite heart about it and admit the sin before God and ask for forgiveness even if you have stopped.
2006-11-29 00:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by David Botton 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't believe in sins than what's buggin you?
If you have done wrong to somebody else, confront it with that person. Maybe seek forgiveness perhaps.
If you have done yourself wrong, you'll be in your personal hell. If you believe in hell that is.
Otherwise cleaning your soul is a pointless question.
Since you can't see it, it therefore does not exist.
2006-11-29 00:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by tomQ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Believe in the holy books obey the commandments. Repent sincerely , as God is forgiving and merciful.
2006-11-29 00:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by S.K. Chan46 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then you can't. If you are not truly sorry for your sins and seek for giveness, you can hit every confession from here until armageddon and it means nothing
2006-11-29 00:11:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Understand the concept who is a sinner... all would become clear to you.
Is there a sinner ever? No! In the system of God Almighty none is a sinner. We only have the veil of ignorance that makes us indulge in activities wanton!
God Almighty created the cosmic system that has plus hundred and also minus hundred. Why so? It is because that at any given point of time the sum total of the total Cosmos must always remain zero.
This minus hundred controls the negative aspect of ones personality. Our indulgence in wanton desires in mundane affairs of life is prompted by this minus hundred. And who controls this minus hundred?
This minus aspect of life is governed by the five senses that do not desire our completing the journey of life in a short span. It was destined by God Almighty that the journey of life by a living being right from the first manifestation as an amoeba to the last... the 8.4 millionth manifestation (when one reaches the stage of enlightenment and finally salvation moksha in Hinduism) gets completed in a total of 8.4 million manifestations (a total cosmic life span of about 96.4 million earthly years).
The journey is long... we continue living one life after another. Our soul atman within our heart takes care of that. It is our soul atman that manifests one life after another. Our body... our physical manifested life just being an instrument for purification of our soul atman within our heart!
This negative role of senses creates a veil of ignorance and unless this veil is penetrated by gaining wisdom... not much success is achieved on the physical plane of life.
The desire to multiply earthly wealth... the desire to indulge in wanton desires acts as a fuel and retards our spiritual growth. Our quest for knowledge... our quest for gaining wisdom and getting ahead in life slowly but persistently removes the veil of ignorance and brings us on a new platform of life.
This results due to awakening of our Kundalini gradually. More and more successes on the spiritual path give occasional glimpses of the kingdom of God. This reconfirms our faith in the existence of God. We become doubly sure of the spiritual path we are on.
Every sin that gets committed in ignorance needs to be absolved of. As per the doctrine of karma we only reap what we sow... Nothing less or more! If we indulge in sinful activities owing to our ignorance we always have to suffer.
By practicing requisite ascetic chants and mantras, one can always absolve self of the accumulated sins. Prayers to god play a significant role in reducing the negative balance of life. Indulgence in pious activities is desirable even when pursuing mundane affairs of life.
Being religious alone does not make us virtuous. We have to travel the spiritual path. We have to differentiate between virtuous and sinful acts. Remaining ignorant most of the time brings us sufferings in the end. One who truly desires absolving self for ever from the world of sins... we need to accumulate a positive balance of karma in our life. More on sinner here- http://www.godrealized.org/karma/who_is_a_sinner.html
2006-11-29 06:59:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be able to do NOTHING without the conviction that something needs to change/be done. Pray for that first!
2006-11-29 00:24:58 · answer #7 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you acknowledge them and then you can repent. Not before.
2006-11-29 00:53:23 · answer #8 · answered by todaywiserthanyesterday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get really really drunk.
2006-11-29 00:17:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋