Unseeking Seeker Poet Terza Rima

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Sin

Going strictly by the scriptures 
We are told we have sinned long ago
Thus, fallen status is this feeble caricature

Maya indeed veils the truth but our heart is aglow
Head and heart aligned, we are free from strife
Once attachments recede, life flow is mellow

Sermons of preachers cut us like a knife
Designed to burden us with superstitious guilt
For our sin, Jesus gave up his life, Buddha his wife

It seems impossible that this is the house God has built
Anchoring our attention in spasms of contraction
Delusion that we have sinned making us wilt

Our innate nature is joyous bliss elation 
The only sin we see is with love misalignment 
Owing to indulgence in illusion causing stagnation

Let us unshackle consciousness from feral sediment
Reclaiming by free will our childlike innocence 
Flowing then through life in contentment 

God is truth! God is love! He asks for no penance
We are free! We are as He! Being of self-luminescence 

27-April-2021

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David Kavanagh April 27, 2021 at 6:31 AM From my non religious point of view, how can a new born baby carry its forebears sin, it reminds me of some old social traditions where you could not belong to a certain guild, unless your parents held that privilege, a kind of caste system, your excellent poem begs these valid questions, cheers David Unseeking Seeker April 27, 2021 at 6:50 AM Exactly. However, do expect strong resistance to this view, not going down well with those following formatted religion, be it of any school. When we, mere mortals, can forgive our transgressors unconditionally, surely God can and will do a million times more.

Beata Agustin April 27, 2021 at 5:23 AM Indeed, "God is truth! God is love!" Yet He in His truth does not tolerate sin; and He in His love suffered to pay for our sins so we can enjoy freedom in Him. I agree with Victor's " Yes God is compassionate, but repentance for what wrong we did is necessary." By the way, thanks for my placement in your recently judged contest. God bless you. Unseeking Seeker April 27, 2021 at 5:31 AM I did hesitate before writing this piece, knowing it may not be well received, since most religions seek to enslave us from birth that we are sinners. What is our sin?

Victor Buhagiar April 27, 2021 at 5:08 AM You put in quite an argumentative poem. Not all will agree. Sin is breaking any of the ten commandments given by God to Moses. Yes God is compassionate, but repentance for what wrong we did is necessary. Unseeking Seeker April 27, 2021 at 5:31 AM The truth is both unapologetic as well as inconvenient. Pray tell, what is our sin?