A thought .. The Relationship Between Virtues And Vices When we are internally strong, our nature characteristics & skills are reflected, from inside us to the outside, to everyone we interact in, in the form of virtues. If we are internally weak, those same traits emerge & radiate as vices. Vices are just qualities or virtues that have lost their focus & strength. For e.g. if we take the quality of love - when you are internally very strong... one radiates love, it is unlimited & without any conditions. Such a soul respects & has good wishes for everything and everyone & under all circumstances, irrespective of whether love & respect is coming from the other side or not. But when an internally weak has a weak soul .. the results are devastating .... When a weak soul radiates love, he/she tends to restrict the love to limits e.g. the love would vary from person to person & from situation to situation. In a sense, if spiritual might (strength) & spiritual light (understanding or knowledge) are taken away from the virtues, they get transformed into the six vices, which make us spiritually unhealthy or weak: Ego - developing an image of the self that is false, temporary or imaginary. Greed - finding short term fulfillment by acquiring material goods, a role in society or money or through the physical senses – eyes, tongue, ears, etc. Attachment - finding security by developing a feeling of possessiveness over loved ones & material objects. Lust - using excessive satisfaction through the senses as a means of fulfillment. Anger - the feeling of hatred & revenge when any of the other vices are threatened or being taken away from us. Laziness - becoming inactive on a spiritual, physical or mental level.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:07:51 +0000