What is original sin?

 But where does the devil in my heart come from?


Original sin?


There is no concept of original sin in Buddhism. And when I heard about original sin in Christianity, I thought, 


"I don't remember committing such a sin."


It's just like how Westerners say, 


"I don't remember my past life," 


when Buddhism preaches about reincarnation.


But in Christianity, priests often preach, 


"We are all sinners."


I think Shinran had that same feeling, too. He judged himself to be an extremely evil person. And the devil in our heart, which is the cause of this,


"That comes from original sin,"


and when I think of it, I think, 


"Oh, I see." 


I don't know if this way of understanding original sin is consistent with Christianity. It's just my own interpretation and acceptance.


But what is original sin?


Is it because we rebelled against God?


How?


I think it's because humans acquired language and gained wisdom. Then, perhaps they became arrogant, thinking they could do anything with their own power. They became conceited, saying they no longer needed God's help, or Buddha.


Words are reason


This is the cause of arrogance. In reality, there is something called "spirituality" on top of that.


Spirituality is faith


And without this, humans mistakenly believe that they can know and do anything with just words and reason. That they are omnipotent.


Original sin is pride


That's what I think.

I don't know if I'm right.


Following the guidance of love and compassion

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