Of Good And Evil, The: to follow one's own feelings and judgment as guidance rather than to follow God's Laws, Commandments, and guidance. That is exactly what the woman did. She "saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise [temptation], she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat..." (Gen. 3:6). She did what seemed good to her, so felt it was alright. But the result was to fall into misery and confusion. In fact that is the reason for the miseries of humanity, because they do not follow God's Laws and examples. Instead of sharing and cooperating, they follow the rule of taking and create confusion -- because of their crude mind s under the influence of the tama guna ( devil, serpent). So they become fallen men.