DISCRIMINATE

Service to humanity and to the Guru is virtue; mischief-mongering is sin. Faith in the scriptures, in God and in the words of the Guru, is virtue; doubt is sin. Love is virtue; hate is sin.
Unity is virtue; separation is sin. Independence is virtue; dependence is sin. Brahmacharya is virtue; lust is sin. Truthfulness is virtue; falsehood is sin. Generosity is virtue; miserliness is sin. Oneness is virtue; duality is sin. Knowledge is virtue; ignorance is sin. Strength is virtue; weakness is sin. Courage is virtue; cowardice is sill. To behold the one immortal Self everywhere is virtue; to see diversity is sin. Learn to discriminate between virtue and vice.

From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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