Like a merchant with a small
But well-laden caravan
--a dangerous road,
like a person who loves life
--a poison,
one should avoid
--evil deeds.
-Dhammapada, 9, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Namaste
Peace and Love
2007-04-28 05:47:05 · 7 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Forgive me if my question is being misunderstood. It's our tendencies to rationalize, intellectualize, and don't care attitude that enable us to DO evil deeds. How do we, having these tendencies, avoid them?
2007-04-28 05:56:39 · update #1
Hm. I should think rationalizing would lead to not doing evil deeds, as one could rationalize that if you stole a purse you could wind up in jail, so why do it, when you could get a good job and not need to steal in the first place.... I understand that you are saying that some folks can rationalize wrongdoing so as to find a justification for it, but then I question the "rationality" of people that do so......
2007-04-29 13:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By receiving a new nature.
We can not serve God or live as we ought to live with the nature that we are born with.
It takes a radical execution or that nature and God's Holy Spirit to be immediately implanted into us.
Without the Spirit of Christ, we are non of his. The Spirit when it inhabits a person enables that person to live
FREE FROM SIN.
Upon Salvation (redemption, the new birth, being born from above, etc), we receive that peace that surpasseth all understanding which comes from God. Being redeemed enables a person to do all things according to the will of God.
The Word of God comes alive and as we grow more and more into the complete person God wants us to be we understand more and more of the Bible.
Of course it is a Spiritual battle so it will not be a life of a flowery bed of ease. We will have to fight but we already have the victory in Christ.
Got to go.
2007-04-28 13:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What appears to be evil to one person may not be evil to another.
Some points may gain the status of universal agreement.
It is very subjective isn't it?
Interesting question.
2007-04-28 13:27:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jamie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rationalize and intellectualize is fine
but we must adopt a caring attitude with it
as long as we care about things , then the only deeds that should be done are ones out of compassion
2007-04-28 12:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
in this growing world made for us by others it's hard to avoid evil,but if your truly evil you have no hope those who aren't fell the truth in their hearts and avoid the evil influences
2007-04-28 12:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by 2know-1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We dont avoid evil deeds.....we are drawn to them......driven by them.......fool ourselves into thinking we arent evil......
2007-04-28 12:51:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"you shall know them by their fruits"
2007-04-28 13:01:49 · answer #7 · answered by expertless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋