In Buddhism there are only three sins but they count

Sin in Buddhism

In a cause-effect relationship, the actions of those who do harm lead to a low quality of life, to a disharmonious, sad existence, depressed, and with the risk of finding themselves alone. It is man, with his actions, who directs his karma, a destiny that encompasses body and soul, and makes all the difference. And among these actions, in a negative sense, are the "three poisons" of Buddhism.

What are the "three poisons" of Buddhism? They are those essential behaviors that stem from human desires, passions, and instincts, and result—once again, the price is paid immediately—in human suffering, in the impossibility of having a fulfilling existence. We can say that the "three poisons," even when approached differently, lead men and women, according to Buddhism, to waste their lives. And the three poisons are the anger, greed, ignorance. Three very current poisons.

Anger

Anger pollutes human life because it taints our actions. We lose clarity, resolve, feet. And we are blinded by something that then, as it consolidates, leads to the rancorAn absolute waste of time and energy. People who are easily overwhelmed by the poison of anger, and are unable to control reactions that are natural, are condemned to struggle greatly in human relationships. They connect and disconnect with others in the moment of an angry reaction. They ruin a consolidated and long-standing relationship, afriendship, a love, only because they can't control their angry instincts. Then they might try to make up for it, but it's too late: the thread has broken. They don't know the verb to forgive.

Greed

The poison of greed is a race toward the abyss of infinite desire. With the bar of expectations ever higher, never allowing oneself a moment's respite to savor the pleasure of even the little things. Of sobriety and of simplicityOf the three poisons of Buddhism, this is certainly the most current, in a world where the race for success and wealth is increasingly unbridled. And where thehybris, a sort of delusion of omnipotence, affects both the individual and collective levels.

Ignorance

Buddhism does not discount or underestimate ignorance. On the contrary, those who avoid knowledge and live superficially suffer harm to their body and mind. Their lives are tainted by this poison that people often ignore, even out of laziness. And ignorance, as a source of evil, is very relevant in the age of fake news, of returning illiteracy, of lifestyles stuck in an eternal present, crushed by social media communication, which certainly doesn't help deepen knowledge and relationships.

Buddhism and Christianity

Christians find the “three poisons” of Buddhism within their seven deadly sins (sloth, avarice, lust, pride, anger, gluttony, envy), and this brings the two religions closer together. As for ignorance, which does not fall into the categories of the seven deadly sins, it must be said that a good part of sins arise from insufficient and inadequate knowledge of the laws established by religion, starting with the Ten Commandments.

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