Why do we sin?
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is that clear? Question Hare Krishna Question Why do we sin? Answer because our pure spiritual nature is covered over by impure conditionings just as white light is soothing but if it is covered over by a red film then the light that comes out will be jarring similarly as souls we are at our core pure but we are covered over by bad conditionings by negative impressions which we have got by our past choices past actions by the culture which often impels us with negative destructive and self destructive impressions and these impel us towards wrong choices so God has given us free will and when we use the free will properly then we act properly but the impressions which we have made in our mind by our past choices may impel us to act wrongly just as in a computer program if we repeatedly choose a particular option then often that option becomes the default option and then that default option keeps getting chosen automatically so like that the sin becomes chosen automatically or it often becomes the default option when this question is asked in the Bhagavad Gita by Arjuna to Krishna in 3.36 in the Gita then Krishna replies in 3.37 lust only of Arjuna which regenerates into anger so this is born from excessive passion and it causes it is the all devouring sinful enemy of the soul in this world so sin is now what is lust? what is anger? lust and anger are part of the shadow rupus, six enemies lust, anger, greed, envy, pride and illusion and these actually impel us towards wrong so these are inner enemies these are we could call them like multiple viruses like in computer language there are viruses which are programs which harm the computer so these are like destructive programs which are there within our mind and they make us do self destructive and world destructive things so the tendency to sin doesn’t come from the soul it comes from the impressions that are there which have been created by past wrong choices and which impel us now to do wrong choices but we always have free will and by reinforcing our free will with the supreme will of god that means by connecting with god through devotion by praying to him, by chanting his holy names we get connected with a higher power and that higher power enables us to over power sin and break