Confession And The Holy Dip

Confession and holy dip- a stray thought.


Confession, a Christian way and Holy Dip in the sacred river Ganges a Hindu way of seeking forgiveness for all the sins committed knowingly or unknowingly, seems to justify the sins.


If sins cannot be undone, how come the sinner can be forgiven? It's favoring a criminal over a righteous.


The rules, sooner or later will punish the criminals depending upon the witnesses produced but what about the crimes committed for which no witnesses are found? And what about the victim of such sins?


A Hindu has to pay for his sins in next birth, confessions, holy dips or not. Really

 

Well, may be at the time of committing a sin or even after committing a sin, one does not consider it a sin, there is no question of remembering also. But yes, once his conscience starts pricking him, he seeks forgiveness and vow not to commit such sins. However, there is general tendency to take a holy dip for sins committed unknowingly.

 

The theory of Karma goes side by side with the myth of life after death or rebirth. Most seem to believe that the score be settled in this life only as there may not be another life both for the sinner and the sinned.
Well Gandhi said hate the sin, not the sinner.