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N1: "Daniel. I still have some [[confusion]] about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin]. And certainly when the [[topic]] came up tonight my [[emotional]] [[reaction]] was very similar to my mother's. I think it has perhaps been [[clarified]] as I was thinking about what [[evil]] was and then...I guess, first of all, I would like [[clarification]] on evil. Is [[evil]] making mistakes, making [[errors]]. What is evil? When I hear the word evil I get this overwhelming sense of [[Horror|horribleness]] which I think is mixed into this [[idea]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin]. And when the [[discussion]] was occurring between you and mom, I was not sure if you didn't leave it saying that original sin is a part of who we are, but somehow many [[churches]] have used that [[doctrine]] incorrectly. I heard you say that we do have the [[capacity]] for [[evil]] and I guess I would like to [[understand]] what you mean by [[evil]]. I prefer the concept of [http://books.google.com/books?id=1WYwAAAAYAAJ&q=original+blessing&dq=original+blessing&hl=en&ei=MaawTva0M4egtwfnktWBAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA original blessing] that we were created [[perfect]] and [[beautiful]] in the [[image]] of [[God]], not that we are created evil. So could you address that, please!"

N1: "Daniel. I still have some [[confusion]] about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin]. And certainly when the [[topic]] came up tonight my [[emotional]] [[reaction]] was very similar to my mother's. I think it has perhaps been [[clarified]] as I was thinking about what [[evil]] was and then...I guess, first of all, I would like [[clarification]] on evil. Is [[evil]] making mistakes, making [[errors]]. What is evil? When I hear the word evil I get this overwhelming sense of [[Horror|horribleness]] which I think is mixed into this [[idea]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin]. And when the [[discussion]] was occurring between you and mom, I was not sure if you didn't leave it saying that original sin is a part of who we are, but somehow many [[churches]] have used that [[doctrine]] incorrectly. I heard you say that we do have the [[capacity]] for [[evil]] and I guess I would like to [[understand]] what you mean by [[evil]]. I prefer the concept of [http://books.google.com/books?id=1WYwAAAAYAAJ&q=original+blessing&dq=original+blessing&hl=en&ei=MaawTva0M4egtwfnktWBAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA original blessing] that we were created [[perfect]] and [[beautiful]] in the [[image]] of [[God]], not that we are created evil. So could you address that, please!"

Daniel: "All [[mortals]] are created with [[potential]] actualities. You have the potential for [[good]]; you have the potential for [[evil]]. Evil, as I spoke tonight in the [[context]] of evil, [[sin]], and [[iniquity]], is to establish the [[fact]] that most of the times in many lives, those times when you are out of [[harmony]], you have erred. You have done so in the [[pretext]] of evil because of your lack of [[knowledge]], because of your lack of [[understanding]] or the like, or because of just mistakes made. When one speaks of 'original sin' in the context that original sin is the [[stain]], the mark put upon man by his birthright, his inheritance, that this is a man made [[dogma]]; that because of the '[[Adamic Default|fall' of Adam]] that is brought forth in [[Christian]] [[thought]], that you are a [[person]], an [[ascending being]] who has therefore got '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin]'. This is not valid!

Daniel: "All [[mortals]] are created with [[potential]] actualities. You have the potential for [[good]]; you have the potential for [[evil]]. Evil, as I spoke tonight in the [[context]] of evil, [[sin]], and [[iniquity]], is to establish the [[fact]] that most of the times in many lives, those times when you are out of [[harmony]], you have erred. You have done so in the [[pretext]] of evil because of your lack of [[knowledge]], because of your lack of [[understanding]] or the like, or because of just mistakes made. When one speaks of 'original sin' in the context that original sin is the [[stain]], the mark put upon man by his birthright, his inheritance, that this is a man made [[dogma]]; that because of the '[[Adamic default|fall' of Adam]] that is brought forth in [[Christian]] [[thought]], that you are a [[person]], an [[ascending being]] who has therefore got '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin]'. This is not valid!

You are [[born]] an [[ascending mortal]] who is reaching toward [[perfection]], who strives to reach [[God-consciousness]], who strives to become more [[God]] like in your [[ascent]]. As an [[ascending mortal]] you have [[duality]]. You have your divineness and your humanness which are ever in [[flux]] with one another, merging, departing, merging. And with all of this, there is forward [[motion]] when you are attempting to [[ascend]], to be in a [[God]]-like mode. No matter what [[path]] you take, no matter what [[religion]] you may be in, whether you are even one who claims to be an '[[atheist]]', you are always capable of making a [[choice]]. But you were not [[born]] with the 'mark of sin' on you!

You are [[born]] an [[ascending mortal]] who is reaching toward [[perfection]], who strives to reach [[God-consciousness]], who strives to become more [[God]] like in your [[ascent]]. As an [[ascending mortal]] you have [[duality]]. You have your divineness and your humanness which are ever in [[flux]] with one another, merging, departing, merging. And with all of this, there is forward [[motion]] when you are attempting to [[ascend]], to be in a [[God]]-like mode. No matter what [[path]] you take, no matter what [[religion]] you may be in, whether you are even one who claims to be an '[[atheist]]', you are always capable of making a [[choice]]. But you were not [[born]] with the 'mark of sin' on you!

Those who come into this notion always [[feel]] a sense of [[guilt]], always feel that the [[God]] they are [[ascending]] to is one who 'watches over them' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Stick_ideology one who carries a big stick]. Let go of this notion. Know for a [[fact]] that [[God]] is a loving, [[merciful]] God, who [[desires]] for each of His [[children]] to move forward, to [[experience]] the [[joy]] of [[love]], the joy of being part of His [[family]]! And in all families there will always be the ups and downs, the ins and outs, but you are still [[family]]; there is still [[love]]; there is still [[progress]] and you move forward. Is this helpful?"

Those who come into this notion always [[feel]] a sense of [[guilt]], always feel that the [[God]] they are [[ascending]] to is one who 'watches over them' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Stick_ideology one who carries a big stick]. Let go of this notion. Know for a [[fact]] that [[God]] is a loving, [[merciful]] God, who [[desires]] for each of His [[children]] to move forward, to [[experience]] the [[joy]] of [[love]], the joy of being part of His [[family]]! And in all families there will always be the ups and downs, the ins and outs, but you are still [[family]]; there is still [[love]]; there is still [[progress]] and you move forward. Is this helpful?"

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N1: "Yes, Daniel. That is helpful. I [[appreciate]] that. I have one further question. The [[Course in Miracles]] has taught that there isn't [[sin]], there is only [[errors]] in [[perception]]. There is either a call for [[love]] or an offering of [[love]] that is misperceived. I think it is a [[semantic]] thing here in the sense that what it's really getting after is what the [[essence]] of [[God]] is like. Often in the [[traditional]] sense of the word [[sin]], is the [[idea]] that it is irrevocable. There is heavy [[guilt]] and it cannot be [[forgiven]] and looked beyond. And I am [[wondering]] if my understandings of the two, of what you talked about tonight with [[evil]], [[sin]], and [[iniquity]], if that could be fit into that [[understanding]] from a [[Course in Miracles]], that there is a problem in [[perception]] in not seeing the call for [[love]], the calling for love? Could you comment on that?"

N1: "Yes, Daniel. That is helpful. I [[appreciate]] that. I have one further question. The [[Course in Miracles]] has taught that there isn't [[sin]], there is only [[errors]] in [[perception]]. There is either a call for [[love]] or an offering of [[love]] that is misperceived. I think it is a [[semantic]] thing here in the sense that what it's really getting after is what the [[essence]] of [[God]] is like. Often in the [[traditional]] sense of the word [[sin]], is the [[idea]] that it is irrevocable. There is heavy [[guilt]] and it cannot be [[forgiven]] and looked beyond. And I am [[wondering]] if my understandings of the two, of what you talked about tonight with [[evil]], [[sin]], and [[iniquity]], if that could be fit into that [[understanding]] from a [[Course in Miracles]], that there is a problem in [[perception]] in not seeing the call for [[love]], the calling for love? Could you comment on that?"