Seven Deadly Sins

There is general agreement regarding 7 deadly sins. These are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. There are references to the above in holy scriptures like bible and in other literary works like Dante's Divine Comedy.

Lust is usually associated with sexual desires and addiction. Manifest forms of this are homosexuality, adultery, bestiality, rape and excessive sex.

As the name suggests, gluttony means overindulgence in food and drink. Some people relate it to excessiveness of everything.

Greed can take many forms like bribery, hoarding, usurping, theft, robbery etc. This can also manifest itself in treachery, betrayal, manipulation and violence. This refers to a desire of acquiring more and more wealth. It is largely related to material goods.

Sloth is synonymous with behaviors like laziness, sadness or depression and apathy. This condition also indicates absence and shortfall of love. In this state, a person is not using natural talents the way they should be used. With this, a person shirks work and transforms himself as a parasite.

Wrath implies anger or rage, impatience, hatred, violence, prejudice, discrimination and assault. In this state, a person is bent upon harming others. It may lead to assaults and murders.

Envy leads to jealousy and malice. In this, one cannot tolerate the happiness and well being of others. When others face some misfortune, envious people become happy.

Pride hath a fall. It signifies arrogance, vanity and narcissism. This is considered to be the most serious of all the 7 deadly sins. This is because it is the source of all other evils. Pride leads one to deride others, to treat them unfairly and to belittle their achievements. At the same time, proud people consider themselves superior and assign themselves an unparalleled importance.

There are many other sins listed, but the above are the more broad manifestations of those seven.