Fear of virtually inescapable bad consequences of sin is the crucial part of formula for making the world a better place
Warning: Those who don't want to read disturbing things should skip reading this post and the New York Times article linked below.
Chris Watts Describes Killing His Wife and Daughters in Chilling Confession, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/chris-watts-confession-tapes.html, 7th March 2019
Absolutely monstrous! Did the man have no fear of the wrath of God, of the inevitable and very harsh karmic consequences that he will surely have to bear?
I am getting more and more convinced about what I have heard Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba say as the mantra, the formula for a better world: Daiva Preethi Paap Bheethi Sangha Neethi.
I would translate that to: Love of God, Fear of Sin, Following ethics/norms of the community (one is in).
Among these, I have to say, based on what I have read/viewed about events in India and the world from around mid 2012, the big one is fear of sin, or rather fear of the bad consequences of sin.
Had this man had fear of sin, there is no way he would have done the utterly monstrous things that he did. It will take me a very long time to come to terms with how this monster killed his two young children.
As a Hindu with devout belief in Karma, I think that the bad consequences of sinful acts (hurtful to people and with bad motives) is virtually inescapable and has to be faced in this life or a future life. The only exception is that devout prayer to God by the repentant sinner may lead to God canceling out the bad karmic consequences. But this exception, I think, is quite rare.
Chris Watts Describes Killing His Wife and Daughters in Chilling Confession, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/chris-watts-confession-tapes.html, 7th March 2019
Absolutely monstrous! Did the man have no fear of the wrath of God, of the inevitable and very harsh karmic consequences that he will surely have to bear?
I am getting more and more convinced about what I have heard Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba say as the mantra, the formula for a better world: Daiva Preethi Paap Bheethi Sangha Neethi.
I would translate that to: Love of God, Fear of Sin, Following ethics/norms of the community (one is in).
Among these, I have to say, based on what I have read/viewed about events in India and the world from around mid 2012, the big one is fear of sin, or rather fear of the bad consequences of sin.
Had this man had fear of sin, there is no way he would have done the utterly monstrous things that he did. It will take me a very long time to come to terms with how this monster killed his two young children.
As a Hindu with devout belief in Karma, I think that the bad consequences of sinful acts (hurtful to people and with bad motives) is virtually inescapable and has to be faced in this life or a future life. The only exception is that devout prayer to God by the repentant sinner may lead to God canceling out the bad karmic consequences. But this exception, I think, is quite rare.
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