The whole creation is made up of nature, and distortion of
nature - Prakriti and Vikriti. Anger is not our nature; it is distortion of our
nature. Jealousy is not our nature; it is distortion of our nature. You know
why anger, greed, jealousy, lust, etc are impure? It is because they do not
allow the Self to shine through.
Sin is that which does not bring the spirit inside to shine
forth fully. Sin is not your nature; you are not born out of sin. Sin is like
wrinkles in the cloth, it needs proper ironing.
You know why lust is a sin? Because in lust you do not
consider the other person as life, you do not honor the life, instead you use
them like an object. You make them an object of your enjoyment so you are
somewhere over-shadowing or not looking at the Self in the other person. This
is the only reason why lust is sinful.
Love is the reverse of it. In love there is surrender, you
see the other person as Divine. You elevate the matter into the level of
spirit. For example, you worship an idol - a stone, it is matter. When you are
worshipping the idol, it becomes a living reality. You are giving life to it.
You elevate it to the level of God. This is moving towards perfection.
Sri Sri Ravishankar
