Taking something from this material world that is legitimately allotted to you by nature and  your karmic synchronicities and according to your social station in life , is not sinful but will be entangleing .

Thus, in Vedic culture, whatever you naturally  acquire  has been  alloted  to you by fate is perfectly fine . However the Vedasc says a certain portion should be offered back to Divinity or His agents as the best of sacrifice , because saints always  know how best use resources or one could give in charitable acts , and in that way  actions become less entangleing and are either elevating , if you give to saints , or materially beneficial if given in charity . Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita,  one who sees action in inaction and inaction in action is in knowledge , and everyone should unpack the mysterious nature of that statement.

Sin is defined , when someone encroaches  on others’ territories or  exploits other persons  for selfish reasons , that will cause harm in  many ways . Sin always goes  against morality , ethics, and in most cases of truely civilised society , the law . Sin always  causes all sorts of  pain to the others . One should know any physical or emotional pain one inflicts will be  alloted back to the perpetrator and with interest.

Also, according to ones station in life , and the specific duties associated with it , comes different calculations of degrees of sin , an educated man in places of social responsibility ,  or a leader  has to pay a heavy price if he or she performs the wrong actions .  The example of a state leader issuing orders for war comes to mind , if women and children are killed or the whole basis of the war is based against the natural moral and international laws , the leader and his country will pay the price as well as the people who gave him power .

Thus, it behoves everyone to understand how to carefully act in this life ,and ultimately how to raise one’s consciousness and awareness.

This great science of action reactions and the systematic universal responses are discussed fully in Bhagavad Gita.

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