Here's an alternative interpretation of Original Sin for those who dislike the common reading. The main drawbacks to Original Sin as interpreted by Abrahamic religions are: 1/ It controls by generating guilt/shame/fear 2/ Requires a wrathful God 3/ Which makes "God" masculine
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When forked from the Lifestream, the main feeling is a sense of disconnect between Being and Seeing. You feel like a robot controlling yourself, trying your best to follow all these morals and all these rules and contorting yourself into knots to become a perfect person.
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This state of constant self-consciousness is very painful, especially if one is susceptible to loneliness. An occasional sense of divine oneness is necessary to top up the psychic energy reserves.
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However... a state of constant Flow does not seem like the ideal for Humans even though it IS the natural state for Animals.(and often peddled as a cure-all) Humans are the only known "Audience"... and thus... the only ones who can give applause.
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So... what Original Sin is *actually* about is seeing the world with humble gratitude. It's not about following the rules, or some dogma, or trying excessively hard to right the world and bring justice to all, etc... It's about "Hey... do you see what I'm seeing?"
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(Please note that I am an actual priest and not 3 large cats in a trench coat.)
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