QUOTE(Slayden @ Jul 9 2007, 04:14 AM)
This question came about today because some of the members here have spoken about how morals are relative. Some hold deeply to their religion, some aren't very religious but are very moral, some like the dark side of everything and seek it out, and some (like myself) tend to be on the amoral side. But what really inspired me to make this poll was that some hold the view that certain morals are strict while others are relative. For example, one person said that murder, lust, and greed are all fixed wrong behavior in addition to any personal views on sin, and if you perform the said sinful actions, that it can screw with your magick and color your karma.
Lust was listed as a "fixed" sin, but personally, I don't find anything wrong with it. And I'm not a perv or sleezy guy at all or anything like that, rather, I truly believe that there is nothing wrong with carnal lust and acting on it. I can droningly say with my mouth "lust is wrong," but I don't truly feel this. I wonder what other sins people here feel is or is not "wrong" in the stereotypical sense.
Really, it's about consistency. If any of these 'sins' brings about an inconsistency with one's sense of balance, one should recognize it as such. some people are inherently lustful, whereas others are are totally unselfish, and like it that way. What really kicks one's soul around is when they worry about the 7 sins as being a gold standard of spiritual living, and in the process, dislocate their soul, bringing about it's so called 'dark night of the soul' (no correlation with the darkness stated above), such as in my case! (IMG:
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When this happens, its good to find a way back to oneself, though the path back can be hard without proper direction, if one finds themselves incapable of remembering.
Remember, no shame in being one's self if it's who you are! This may even apply to those whom are seen as 'evil'. the lustful pimp may truly be happy in his soul for who he is, you may never know. Things are as they are. It's up to you to deal with yourself.