Good And Evil = Wisdom And Ignorance
It’s that simple.
The essence of all sentient beings is pure consciousness: we’re naturally wise, but ignorant of this fact.
At any moment, ignorance can dawn as wisdom, depending on the thickness of the layers of karma – how reactive we are. We can get ourselves in such a state that we just have to let go, breaking through those layers.
It’s unnerving as it is outside philosophical enquiry
– it’s a new experience.
The moment now is always a new experience.
We only have to become familiar with shock of not knowing anything while recognising that there is still knowingness present, where the mind is totally open. That is pure consciousness – the wisdom we seek. Wisdom is an open book with nothing in it, having infinite possibilities.
What usually happens is that we wind ourselves up, looking for anything more interesting while ignoring the wisdom that we are.
There are no evil beings; there is just ignorance. Once we realise this, we stop causing trouble for ourselves and everyone connected to us, while we still live with the consequences of past actions carried out due to ignorance.
We never were bad people;
we just ignored our innate, simple wisdom.
BUDDHA IN THE MUD is a blog - a living book based on the Dzogchen teachings. Our teacher is life, and life is karma. We are all Buddhas in the mud of concepts. 
Tony, when you use the phrase, “Pure Consciousness,” and I use the phrase, “Intuitive Knowing,” I feel as though we are using different words to talk about the same experience. No?
That’s an interesting observation 🙂 A lot depends on who is making the statement as there could be different understandings. I would agree with you, on the proviso that there is no claiming involved in the ‘knowing’ – just a ‘knowingness’. Of course, when something is expressed from that position, then the mind comes into play – but that’s all right. Tony