Of the many ways to describe sin the way of eastern religions’ karma stands out the best.
Karma which is cause effect relationships (either good or bad) is dependant on the actions and emotions or even thoughts you had (this a progressive teaching that karma follows through the three bodies; physical, emotional/astral, causal/thoughts).
Therefore with actions, emotions or thoughts (which descend in reverse; thoughts, emotions, actions) outcomes occur. Should an outcome be contrary to Soul desire and is motivated by egoisim or body consciousn not soul conscious desires then karma occurs.
In western religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam we understand the concept of reap what you sow. The reap what you sow, or negative thoughts, emotions and actions bringing about negative outcomes (reaping a negative reward) one describes this process in the west as sin.
In the Holy Bible the disciples of Jesus ask Jesus who sinned the blind man or his parents that he was made blind. This to typify that something (action, thought, emotion) contrary to some preferred option could have caused the blindness.
In another bliblical account, Jesus cures the man who is lame telling him to sin no more, or greater things will happen. This demonstrating the law of cause and effect otherwise known as Karma.
