The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it is merely a fact that all men sin does not basically affect the problem of suffering.

  • -- Walter Arnold Kaufmann 沃尔特·阿诺德·考夫曼

原罪说认为所有人都在亚当身上犯了罪;但是,不管他们是否犯了罪,或者这仅仅是一个事实,即所有的人都犯了罪,并不会从根本上影响受苦的问题。

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The vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.

吠檀多不承认罪恶,它只承认错误。吠檀多说,最大的错误是说你软弱,你是一个罪人,一个可怜的人,你没有力量,你不能做这个和那个。

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it.

原罪是关于人的一件事,它使人能够设想自己的完美,却不能实现它。

I teach one thing and one only: that is, suffering and the end of suffering.

我只教导一件事,就是苦难和苦难的结局。

If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.

如果苦难带来智慧,我希望自己不要那么聪明。