Follow One Consciousness Tweets - For some reason, the thought “original sin” appeared in my mind a few days ago. Since I never think of sin, the mere thought of it was enough to get my attention. Immediately after I became aware of the thought, a strong impulse of looking that word up in a dictionary followed.
I went to wikipedia (to look up “pecado”, spanish word for “sin”) and I found a few definitions.
But here’s what really got my attention: according to Wikipedia, the Aramaic word for “sin” had the connotation of… oblivion!
According to Webster’s Dictionary, “oblivion” means the state of being completely forgotten. Could that be it?
And if it were so… the original sin would be “what we first forgot”…
What did we forget?
Did we forget that we are not separated from God? Did we forget that the Divine is within? Did we forget that we are all One?
What if the symbolic meaning of baptism was washing away the illusion of separation so that we can experience Oneness?
This is not a treaty on Theology, and I am not claiming that the definition of sin that I am now using is accurate or even correct. Beyond the academic truth of this, which may be debatable, I feel there is truth in that there is something we, the citizens of the world, have completely forgotten.
And maybe our existence is about awakening this very ancient memory: We are all One.
Wow… I can’t begin to tell you how liberating this feels for me.
“Father, forgive me for I have sinned” would become “Father forgive me for I have forgotten”… This change of words connects me with what I feel is the spirit of Confession…
“Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death” would become “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us who have forgotten, now and at the hour of our death”…
It’s beautiful!
